Coisa da Antiga
Na tina, vovó lavou, vovó lavou
A roupa que mamãe vestiu quando foi batizada
E mamãe quando era menina teve que passar, teve que passar
Muita fumaça e calor no ferro de engomar
Hoje mamãe me falou de vovó só de vovó
Disse que no tempo dela era bem melhor
Mesmo agachada na tina e soprando no ferro de carvão
Tinha-se mais amizade e mais consideração
Disse que naquele tempo a palavra de um mero cidadão
Valia mais que hoje em dia uma nota de milhão
Disse afinal que o que é liberdade
Ninguém mais hoje liga
Isso é coisa da antiga, ai na tina
Hoje o olhar de mamãe marejou só marejou
Quando se lembrou do velho, o meu bisavô
Disse que ele foi escravo mas não se entregou à escravidão
Sempre vivia fugindo e arrumando confusão
Disse pra mim que essa história do meu bisavô, negro fujão
Devia servir de exemplo a "esses nego pai João"
Disse afinal que o que é de verdade
Ninguém mais hoje liga
Isso é coisa da antiga
Oi na tina
Old School Thing
In the washtub, grandma washed, grandma washed
The clothes that mom wore when she was baptized
And mom, when she was a girl, had to iron, had to iron
Lots of smoke and heat on the iron
Today mom told me about grandma, just about grandma
Said that in her time it was much better
Even crouched in the washtub and blowing on the coal iron
There was more friendship and more respect
She said that back then the word of a mere citizen
Was worth more than nowadays a million-dollar bill
She finally said that what is freedom
No one cares anymore
That's an old school thing, oh in the washtub
Today mom's eyes welled up, just welled up
When she remembered the old man, my great-grandfather
She said he was a slave but didn't give in to slavery
He was always running away and causing trouble
She told me that the story of my great-grandfather, the runaway black man
Should serve as an example to 'those black folks'
She finally said that what is truly important
No one cares anymore
That's an old school thing
Hey in the washtub