Eloping

Casando Fugido

I got my big ol' muleTenho meu burrão de raça
That’s a real prizeQue é uma taça
Out at my hideawayLá no meu retiro
To be honest with youPra falar mesmo a verdade
In any townEm qualquer cidade
He can take a hitEle enfrenta tiro

When I raise my armQuando levanto meu braço
He picks up the paceEle espicha o passo
And lets out a sighE dá um suspiro
My mule's already in the historyMeu burrão já está na história
With so many winsTem tantas vitórias
I’m even amazedQue até me admiro

In the town of CampinasNa cidade de Campinas
There’s a girlTem uma menina
Who says she loves meDisse que me ama
I went to ask for her handFui pedir a mão da moça
But her dad put up a fightO velho fez força
Almost got us caughtQuase que nos trama

The girl, so cheerfulA moça muito faceira
Without any fussSem fazer zoeira
Jumped onto the bedSe jogou na cama
She promised my buddyGarantiu pro meu amigo
To run away with meDe fugir comigo
On that famous muleNo burrão de fama

When the day came aroundChegando o dia marcado
I went out armedEu saí armado
To meet up with herPra encontrar com ela
But since the building was lowMas como o prédio era baixo
I leaned my stallionEncostei o macho
Against her windowNa sua janela

I almost fell over in shockQuase que caí de susto
When I saw the figureQuando vi o busto
Of the lovely maidenDa linda donzela
It hit me in a flashMe veio no pensamento
It was the weddingEra o casamento
In any chapelEm qualquer capela

We took off down the roadSaímos cortando estrada
Already in the early hoursJá de madrugada
On that chestnut muleNo burrão ruano
Her dad was a real firecrackerO pai dela era um torpedo
He was scary enoughQue até dava medo
To make you think twiceDe ver o baiano

I had faith in the thirtyEu fazia fé no trinta
That I had on my beltQue tinha na cinta
With a foot of barrelCom um palmo de cano
Thirty rounds in my holsterTrinta balas na guaiaca
Two feet of knifeDois palmos de faca
That could do some damageQue fazia dano

Well before we got marriedBem antes de nós casar
I let the mule roamEu mandei soltar
Out in the pastureO burrão no pasto
When we got back from the churchQuando voltamos da igreja
I ordered some beerMandei vir cerveja
From the Basto storeDa venda do Basto

Then the firecracker showed upAí chegou o baiano
Puffing and huffingQue veio bufando
Right on our trailEm cima do rastro
He whispered in my earConfessou no meu ouvido
ElopingCasando fugido
Is cheaper, you knowÉ menor o gasto