O Velho Francisco
Já gozei de boa vida
Tinha até meu bangalô
Cobertor, comida
Roupa lavada
Vida veio e me levou
Fui eu mesmo alforriado
Pela mão do Imperador
Tive terra, arado
Cavalo e brida
Vida veio e me levou
Hoje é dia de visita
Vem aí meu grande amor
Ela vem toda de brinco
Vem todo domingo
Tem cheiro de flor
Quem me vê, vê nem bagaço
Do que viu quem me enfrentou
Campeão do mundo
Em queda de braço
Vida veio e me levou
Li jornal, bula e prefácio
Que aprendi sem professor
Frequentei palácio
Sem fazer feio
Vida veio e me levou
Hoje é dia de visita
Vem aí meu grande amor
Ela vem toda de brinco
Vem todo domingo
Tem cheiro de flor
Eu gerei dezoito filhas
Me tornei navegador
Vice-rei das ilhas
Da Caraíba
Vida veio e me levou
Fechei negócio da China
Desbravei o interior
Possuí mina
De prata, jazida
Vida veio e me levou
Hoje é dia de visita
Vem aí meu grande amor
Hoje não deram almoço, né
Acho que o moço até
Nem me lavou
Acho que fui deputado
Acho que tudo acabou
Quase que
Já não me lembro de nada
Vida veio e me levou
Old Francisco
I have enjoyed a good life
I even had my bungalow
Blanket, food
Clean clothes
Life came and took me away
I was freed by myself
By the Emperor's hand
I had land, plow
Horse and bridle
Life came and took me away
Today is visiting day
My great love is coming
She comes all dressed up
Comes every Sunday
Smells like flowers
Whoever sees me, doesn't see a trace
Of what those who faced me saw
World champion
In arm wrestling
Life came and took me away
I read newspapers, labels, and prefaces
What I learned without a teacher
I frequented the palace
Without making a fool of myself
Life came and took me away
Today is visiting day
My great love is coming
She comes all dressed up
Comes every Sunday
Smells like flowers
I fathered eighteen daughters
I became a navigator
Viceroy of the islands
Of the Caribbean
Life came and took me away
I closed deals with China
I explored the interior
I owned a silver mine
Deposit
Life came and took me away
Today is visiting day
My great love is coming
Today they didn't give me lunch, right?
I think the boy didn't even
Wash me
I think I was a congressman
I think everything is over
Almost
I don't remember anything
Life came and took me away