Rei do Gado

In a bar in Ribeirão Preto
I saw with my own eyes this scene
When champagne was flowing freely
In the high society circles
Then a cowboy arrived
Wearing the dust of the road on his forehead
He asked for a shot from the waiter
To warm up from the cold

A rich man stood up
Told the owner, I don't believe
When a countryman who doesn't see himself
In a place like this comes in
Sir, who is the owner of this house
Don't let any man enter
Especially on this occasion
When the coffee king is present

There was a round of applause
They shouted hooray for the farmer
Who has millions of coffee trees
On this rich Brazilian land
His name is known
In our market and abroad
So you see, this environment
Is not for any riffraff

In a very polite manner
The cowboy replied to the crowd
This wealth doesn't scare me
I accept and bet on any challenge
For each coffee tree of yours
I tie up one of my cattle
And to end the discussion, I guarantee
That I still have cattle left in the herd

There was a deep silence
The cowboy left the people more astonished
Paying for the shot with a thousand cruzeiros
Told the waiter to keep the change
Whoever wants to know my name
Don't act arrogant
Just go to Andradina
And ask for the cattle king