Boi Bumbá

Calm down, mangangá
Move away, disgusting old ox
Hey ox
Hey ox

Hey ox, hey ox
Hey ox from mangangá
Who doesn't have a chuculatêra
Doesn't drink coffee or tea
Doesn't drink coffee or tea
Doesn't drink coffee or tea

Hey ox, hey ox
Hey ox from Ceará
Woman, hold the boy
I'm going to dance now
I'm going to dance now
I'm going to dance now

Hey ox, hey ox
Hey ox from Piauí
Who doesn't dance this ox
Can't leave here
Can't leave here
Can't leave here

Hey ox, hey ox
Hey ox from Macapá
The one dancing this ox
Is the mayor of the place
Is the mayor of the place
Is the mayor of the place

Let's share the ox, folks?
Let's!

Where does the belly strap go?
It goes to Miguel Pereira
And the tail broom?
Goes to Zé Nabo
Whose is the shoulder blade?
Joãozinho from Fornemat
And the meat on the neck?
It's from Seu Manduca
Whose is the hindquarter?
From Seu Joaquim the carpenter
And the bone pliers?
From Maria Badulate
Who gets the thin gut?
Give it to Sabina
Who gets this lung?
To Doctor Orlofe
And the sirloin cap?
Send it to Zezé
Who should I send the foot to?
To Mário Tiburé
Who gets the tenderloin?
To Doctor Calmon
And the pig's bone?
Give it to Doctor Borjan
He's not handsome or a doctor
But he's a good worker
He's an old tough guy, yes, sir
He's an old tough guy, yes, sir
He's good for work
Chews pig's bone until sweating

Hey ox, hey ox
Hey ox from mangangá