A Marca da Ferradura

Let me tell you what happened to a rich farmer
A man without faith, his God was money
That's what he said among his buddies
In Aparecida do Norte, the land of the pilgrims
He rode into church on my fast donkey
Anyone wanna bet? I got plenty of cruzeiros

He got an answer right away from a wise old man
Who gave him this advice without delay
In Aparecida do Norte, we should go on foot
The poor old man was already worn out
I want to show you that I fear nothing
I’ll leave here on my donkey, just wait till I get off

He set off on his journey, reached Aparecida
It was early morning when the mass began
Arriving at the foot of the stairs, his donkey got scared
His spurs dug in mercilessly
The donkey was mistreated, but he didn’t enter the church
Because the owner didn’t respect him, the donkey showed him

Many people witnessed this true scene
The donkey bucked, and it killed its owner
Money buys everything, but it couldn’t buy death
The farmer's gun surely didn’t save him
Right at the church door where the donkey got scared
The horseshoe mark was left on the stairs