Vaca Estrela e Boi Fubá

Excuse me, doctor, let me tell my story
Today I'm in a strange land, my suffering is very sad
But I was very happy living in my place
I had a good horse and I liked to ride
And every day I sang at the corral gate

Hey hey hey hey la a a a a hey hey hey hey Star Cow
Oh oh oh oh Cornmeal Ox

I am a son of the Northeast, I don't deny my nature
But a dreadful drought drove me from there to here
There I had my little cattle, it's not good to even imagine

My beautiful Star Cow and my handsome Cornmeal Ox
When it was late afternoon, I started to sing

Hey hey hey hey la a a a a hey hey hey hey Star Cow
Oh oh oh oh Cornmeal Ox

That dreadful drought messed everything up
No grass grew in the field to feed the cattle
The backlands dried up, the dams dried out
My Star Cow died, my Cornmeal Ox is gone
I lost everything I had, I could never sing again

Hey hey hey hey la a a a a hey hey hey hey Star Cow
Oh oh oh oh Cornmeal Ox

Today in the southern lands, far from my native land
When I see a herd passing in front of me
Tears flow from my eyes, I start to cry
I remember my Star Cow and my beautiful Cornmeal Ox
Missing the Northeast, I feel like singing

Hey hey hey hey la a a a a hey hey hey hey Star Cow
Oh oh oh oh Cornmeal Ox