Peito Sadio

It was four in the morning, my guard dog barked
I got up to see what it was, and I put on my warm coat
Then I saw a messenger arrive, riding on a scruffy donkey
He called out and said good morning! And opened his satchel
He handed me a letter and then got back on and disappeared down the road

I gave the letter to my brother to read, he read it and smiled at me
It’s an invitation for us to go to the party, there’s going to be a big challenge
My dad already ran to the neighbor’s, to call grandpa and uncle
We jumped for joy, no one at home could sleep
To break those championships, not even the union could manage

The guitarist who sent the invite lives over on the other side of the river
They think we won’t go, but we’re proud country folks
The shuttlecock here on our side, for now, hasn’t hit the ground
When we got to the dance, the weaker ones disappeared right away
We only sang like champions and the good ones didn’t even react

I asked the host of the party, where did you find
These famous guitarists, who swallowed our songs whole
The host got serious, bit his cigarette and spat
You two are some cool country boys, whoever said it wasn’t lying
Some tried to sing but their hearts were weak and their voices didn’t come out

We make our guitars to order, our hearts are treated and healthy
We’ve sung three nights in a row and didn’t repeat our songs
Only clocks in church repeat and the sad song of the nightjar
And now with this victory, our fame has risen even more
And you shouldn’t argue, if we came here, it was you who asked