Rei do Gado

In a bar in Ribeirão Preto
I saw this passage with my own eyes
When champagne was flowing freely
In the high society of the upper crust

Then a pawn arrived
Bringing the dust of travel on his forehead
He asked the waiter for a shot of cachaça
Which was to counter the cold

He raised a pillow
He told the owner, I have no faith
When a country boy who doesn't see himself
Come and set foot in a place like this

Sir, who is the owner of the house?
Don't let just any man in
Especially on this occasion
That the king of coffee is present

It was a round of applause
They shouted hurray for the farmer
That has millions of coffee trees
Through this rich Brazilian soil

Your name is known
In our market and abroad
So see that this environment
It's not for any type of ramper

In a very courteous manner
The cowboy replied to the boys
This wealth doesn't scare me
Top at bet any stop

Each foot of your coffee
I tie up an ox from my herd
And to close the subject I guarantee
I still have cattle left over for the winter

It was a deep silence
The pawn left the people more amazed
Paying for the booze with a thousand cruzeiros
I told the waiter to keep the change

Whoever wants to know my name
Don't act arrogant
Just get there in Andradina
And ask for the king of cattle