Peba Na Pimenta (Seu Malaquias)

Mr. Malaquias prepared five pebas in pepper
Only the people from Campinas, Mr. Malaquias invited over forty
Among all the guests, to eat peba, there was also Maria Benta

Benta quickly said: If it burns, I don't want it!
Mr. Malaquias then told her: You can eat without fear, it's bell pepper
It doesn't burn!

Benta started eating the pepper, it was really hot
And she started burning, she cried and complained
Oh, if I knew this peba was so hot, I wouldn't have eaten it!

Oh, oh, oh, Mr. Malaquias
Oh, oh, you said it wouldn't burn
Oh, oh, it's burning like crazy
Oh, oh, it's causing a commotion

Then there was the square dance, the forró was heating up
The accordion player told me there were people dancing and sobbing
I looked to see who it was
But it was Benta complaining

Oh, oh, oh, Mr. Malaquias
Oh, oh, you said it wouldn't burn
Oh, oh, it's burning, I know it is!
Oh, oh, but it's giving me agony