Rei do Gado

In a bar in Ribeirão Preto
I saw with my own eyes this scene
When champagne flowed like water
In the high circles of the elite

Then a cowboy showed up
With the dust of the journey on his brow
He ordered a shot for the bartender
To shake off the chill

An uptight guy stood up
Told the owner, I don’t believe it
When a country bumpkin like that
Steps foot in a place like this

Sir, who owns this joint
Don’t let just anyone in
Especially not tonight
With the king of coffee here

There was a round of applause
They cheered for the landowner
Who has a million coffee plants
On this rich Brazilian soil

His name is well-known
In the foreign market
So make sure this place
Isn’t for just any old loser

In a very polite way
The cowboy replied to the crowd
This wealth doesn’t scare me
I’ll bet on anything, no doubt

For every coffee plant you have
I’ll tie a bull from my herd
I guarantee you all
There’s still plenty of cattle in the pasture

There was a deep silence
The cowboy left the crowd stunned
Paying for the shot with a thousand cruzeiros
He told the bartender to keep the change

If anyone wants to know my name
Don’t act all high and mighty
Just head over to Andradina
And ask for the king of cattle