Zé Do Caroço

On the loudspeaker service
From the hill of Pau da Bandeira
It's Zé do Caroço who warns
That tomorrow there'll be a stir
Alerting the whole neighborhood
How I wish it were in Mangueira
That there was another Zé do Caroço
To tell this guy once and for all
Carnival isn't this big deal
Our school is roots, it's real
But it's the hill of Pau da Bandeira
From a true Vila Isabel
Zé do Caroço works hard
Zé do Caroço fights
And he grinds the prices at the market
And when Brazilian TV
Distracts everyone with its soap opera
That's when Zé speaks out loud
He gives a deep speech
He wants to see the good for the community
A new leader is rising
On the hill of Pau da Bandeira