Rio Preto

Black River was a black man
Raised in subjection
In the blow of freedom
Nego turned into a bully

He carried a musket in his belt
On the other side a machete
The maidens and the married ones
Nego pursued

He went to Zé Leite's house
Zé Leite wasn't there
Finding the woman alone
Nego started to woo

Don't accept me as a visitor
I didn't come to visit you
Get on my horse
I came to take you

The woman offered him
Two gold coins
I'm only interested in you
Oh woman, stop crying

Your beauty
Is worth more than treasure
If Zé Leite doesn't like it
I'll burn the whore on his skin

When Zé Leite arrived
He learned what was happening
He went to tell his mother-in-law
I came to deliver your daughter

Who raised her for eighteen years
Can raise her for one more day
If I don't find Black River
I won't look for any more family

His two brothers-in-law replied
Showing they cared for him
It could be at the end of the world
We'll find Black River

The first one shoots well
The middle one is average
The youngest's flaw
Is that he never misses a shot

The three young men went out
Like hungry jaguars
They met Black River
In the middle of the bush

In the first volley
Black River lowered his flag
I'm wounded, guys
I'm in my final hour

I ask you, José Leite
Don't kill me
Take me to Father Amancio
I want to confess

The death of Black River
Made the backlands calm down
The nightmare ended
For the families of the place