Cajueiro

Dad, padabadaba, dad, padabadá

In my childhood, there was a cashew tree
A mango tree, a sapodilla tree
At dusk, bats would come out
Waking up to eat right there

There were coconut palms in the woods, there was cashew fruit
Now there's a condo over there
There were coconut palms in the woods, there was cashew fruit
Now there's a condo over there

Dad, padabadaba, dad, padabadá

I remember everything, even the chili pepper plant
The pitomba tree, starfruit, and sour sap
And the bamboo grove, the critters that showed up
Brought in by the flood from the canal
And there were snakes, snails, and crabs galore
Now there's a condo over there

There were coconut palms in the woods, there was cashew fruit
Now there's a condo over there

Dad, padabadaba, dad, padabadá

They built a shopping center
In the middle of my memories
They filled in the marshes, erased my history
Today, it seems unreal, there was a breadfruit tree
Right there in that desert that breaks my heart

There were coconut palms in the woods, there was cashew fruit
Now there's a condo over there
There were coconut palms in the woods, there was cashew fruit
Now there's a condo over there

Dad, padabadaba, dad, padabadá
Dad, padabadaba, dad, padabadá