Lorota Boa
Dei uma carrera num caba qui mexeu c'a Maroquinha
Cumeçou na Mata Grande e acabou na Lagoinha!
Curri mais de sete légua, carregado cumo eu vinha
Pois trazia na cabeça um balai chei de galinha
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Certa noite muito escura atirei de brincadeira
Espaiei dezesseis chumbo cum a minha atiradeira
No momento ia passando quinze patos no terreiro
Qui cairam fulminado, ô qui tiro mais certeiro
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Uma coisa aqui no Rio qui me chamou atenção
Foi ver a facilidade qui se toma condução
Todo mundo confortave, seja em trem ou gostosão
E os tais de trocadores, qui amáveis que eles são
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Vou contar agora um caso qui astur dia assucedeu
Minha sogra tá de prova que tal fato aconteceu
Uma cobra venenosa viu a véia e mordeu
Mais inveis da minha sogra foi a cobra que morreu
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
O meu primo Zé Potoca mente tanto qui faiz dó
Me contou qui pegou água, inrolô e deu um nó
Qui mintira mais danada, qui conversa mais à toa
Dá nó n'água né pussive, é lorota e das boa
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Good Lie
I ran into a guy who messed with Maroquinha
It started in Mata Grande and ended in Lagoinha!
I ran over seven leagues, carrying as I came
Because I had a basket full of chickens on my head
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
What a lie, what a good lie
What a lie, what a good lie
One very dark night I shot playfully
I spread sixteen lead with my slingshot
At that moment fifteen ducks were passing by the yard
Who fell dead, what a more accurate shot
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
What a lie, what a good lie
What a lie, what a good lie
One thing here in Rio that caught my attention
Was to see how easy it is to take transportation
Everyone comfortable, whether by train or bus
And the ticket collectors, how kind they are
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
What a lie, what a good lie
What a lie, what a good lie
I'm going to tell you now a story that happened the other day
My mother-in-law can attest that such a fact occurred
A venomous snake saw the old lady and bit her
But instead of my mother-in-law, it was the snake that died
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
What a lie, what a good lie
What a lie, what a good lie
My cousin Zé Potoca lies so much it's pitiful
He told me he caught water, wrapped it up and tied a knot
What a darned lie, what a pointless conversation
It's all in vain, it's a big lie and a good one
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!