Fui á Tropa

I Went to the Army

Fui á Tropa

I went to the army, I went to the armyFui à tropa, fui à tropa
And I didn't get past being a rookieE não passei de uma gala
But if I entered the caveMas se entrava na caverna
Everyone clappedTodos batiam a pala
I went to the army, I went to the armyFui à tropa, fui à tropa
How nice they wereComo eles eram bonzinhos
From the Corporal to the General, they all wanted to shootDesde o Cabo ao General, queriam todos dar tirinhos

Like any citizenComo qualquer cidadão
I wanted to serve my countryQuis servir o meu pais
I enlisted and went to LamegoAssentei praça e Lamego
I almost became a CorporalNão fui Cabo por um triz
On the very first day, I already had a gun in my handLogo no primeiro dia, já estava de arma na mão
The Sergeant had given it to meTinha-me dado o Sargento
What a big gunMas que grande espingardão
He wanted to teach me how to handle it gentlyEle quis-me ensinar a manejá-la com jeitinho
I had to pick it up, aim highTinha de pegar nela, apontar bem ao alto
And hit the little holeE acertar no buraquinho

I went to the army, I went to the armyFui à tropa, fui à tropa
And I didn't get past being a rookieE não passei de uma gala
But if I entered the caveMas se entrava na caverna
Everyone clappedTodos batiam a pala
I went to the army, I went to the armyFui à tropa, fui à tropa
How nice they wereComo eles eram bonzinhos
From the Corporal to the General, they all wanted to shootDesde o Cabo ao General, queriam todos dar tirinhos

I was taking a showerEstava eu a tomar banho
I almost lost my patienceQuase perdi a paciência
Because the commander walked inÉ que entrou o comandante
And I immediately saluted himE fez-me logo continência
When I tried to push him awayQuando tentei afastá-lo
He showed me his badgesEle mostrou-me os seus galões
And wanted to make me do push-upsE quis-me obrigar a fazer flexões
I didn't like the joke, and even said some curse wordsNão gostei da brincadeira, e até disse uns palavrões
But when he insistedMas quando ele insisitiu
I had to kick him in the shinsEu tive de lhe dar um pontapé nos nos tendões

I went to the army, I went to the armyFui à tropa, fui à tropa
And I didn't get past being a rookieE não passei de uma gala
But if I entered the caveMas se entrava na caverna
Everyone clappedTodos batiam a pala
I went to the army, I went to the armyFui à tropa, fui à tropa
How nice they wereComo eles eram bonzinhos
From the Corporal to the General, they all wanted to shootDesde o Cabo ao General, queriam todos dar tirinhos

I went to the army, I went to the armyFui à tropa, fui à tropa
And I didn't get past being a rookieE não passei de uma gala
But if I entered the caveMas se entrava na caverna
Everyone clappedTodos batiam a pala
I went to the army, I went to the armyFui à tropa, fui à tropa
How nice they wereComo eles eram bonzinhos
From the Corporal to the General, they all wanted to shootDesde o Cabo ao General, queriam todos dar tirinhos