Prisioneiro Zé

Prisoner Zé

Prisioneiro Zé

I was locked up in the chessEstava preso no xadrez
When I heard the newsQuando ouvi a notícia
That my sentenceQue a minha sentença
Was one year and six monthsEra um ano e seis meses

I was locked up in the chessEstava preso no xadrez
When I heard the newsQuando ouvi a notícia
That my sentenceQue a minha sentença
Was one year and six monthsEra um ano e seis meses

But I criedMas eu chorei
How I criedComo eu chorava
Thinking about that little dark-skinned girlPensando naquela pretinha
That I loved so muchQue eu tanto amava

Every Sunday she would comeTodo domingo ela vinha
In the afternoon in a hurry to visit meDe tarde pressa me visitar
She would put her little mouth on the barsBotava a boquinha na grade
To kiss mePara me beijar

Every Sunday she would comeTodo domingo ela vinha
In the afternoon in a hurry to visit meDe tarde pressa me visitar
She would put her little mouth on the barsBotava a boquinha na grade
To kiss mePara me beijar

Oh my GodOh meu Deus
How painful it isComo é doloroso
To sit in the defendant's seatSentar no banco dos réus
Without being a criminalSem ser criminoso

Oh my GodOh meu Deus
How painful it isComo é doloroso
To sit in the defendant's seatSentar no banco dos réus
Without being a criminalSem ser criminoso

In the early morningDe manhãzinha
When the jailerQuando o carcereiro
Came to tell meVinha me dizer
Prisoner Zé, it's youPrisioneiro Zé é você
Wake up, the razor is coming to see youAcorda que a navalha vem te ver