Boi Bumbá

Hey ox, hey ox, hey ox from
Manganga (repeat)
Who doesn't have a chocolate pot
Can't have coffee or tea. (repeat)
Doesn't have coffee or tea. (repeat)

Hey ox, hey ox, hey ox from Ceará (repeat)
Woman, hold the child as I
Now I'm going to dance (repeat)
That I'm going to dance now. (repeat)

Hey ox, hey ox, hey ox from
Piauí (repeat)
Who doesn't dance this ox
Can't leave here. (repeat)
Can't leave here. (repeat)

Hey ox, hey ox, hey ox from
Macapá (repeat)
Who's dancing this ox is the
Mayor of the place. (repeat)
It's the mayor of the place (repeat)

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

Where does the bellyband go??
It goes to Miguel Pereira.
And the tail brush??
Goes to Zé Nabo
Whose is the shoulder blade??
Joãozinho da Potiguar's
And the meat in the neck??
Belongs to Seu Manduca.
Whose is the hindquarter??
It's for Seu Joaquim the carpenter
And the bone pliers??
From Maria Batulate
For whom is the thin gut??
For Sabina.
Who gets this liver??
From Doctor Orlofe.
And the sirloin cover??
Send it to Zezé.
And the foot bones??
For Mário do Culé
For whom is the filet mignon??
For Doctor Calmon.
And the marrow bone??
Give it to Doctor Borjan
He's not handsome or a doctor??
But he's a hard worker.
But he's an old man, yes sir.
But he's an old man, yes sir.
He's good for working, pushing the
year until sweating.

Hey ox, hey ox, hey ox from
Manganga (repeat)
Who doesn't have a chocolate pot
Can't have coffee or tea. (repeat) 2x