Peba na Pimenta
João do Vale
Peba in the Pepper
Mr. Malaquia prepared
Five peba in the pepper
Only from the people of Campina
Mr. Malaquia invited more than forty
Among all the guests
To eat peba was also Maria Benta
Benta soon said
If it burns, I don't want it
Mr. Malaquia then told her
You can eat without fear
Pepper doesn't burn
Benta started eating
The pepper was strong
It started burning
She cried, cursed
If I knew, I wouldn't eat this peba
Oh, oh, Mr. Malaquia
Oh, oh, you said it wouldn't burn
Oh, oh, it's burning like crazy
Oh, oh, it's giving me agony
Oh, oh, I know it's good
Oh, oh, but it's causing a commotion
Then there was a hoedown
The forró was heating up
The accordion player told me
There are people here dancing sobbing
I looked to see who it was
Because it wasn't Benta
Who was still complaining
