Samba Lelê

Samba Lelê is sick,
Has a broken head
Samba Lelê needed
About eighteen spankings

Samba, samba, samba oh Lelê
At the hem of the skirt oh Lelê

Oh! beautiful mulatto
How do you court?
- Put the handkerchief in your pocket
Leave the tip out

Step, step, step, oh mulatto
At the hem of the skirt, oh mulatto!

Oh! mulatto tell me
Where do you live?
- I live in Praia Formosa
And from there I will leave

Step, step, step, oh mulatto
At the hem of the skirt, oh mulatto!

If it were today, Lelê would
Live in Copacabana
Would go to the psychiatrist
Would have a Weekend

Instead of the hem of the skirt
Would step on the hem of the petticoat
And would date on a scooter
And talk about the rain pants

Samba, samba, samba oh Lelê
At the hem of the skirt oh Lelê