Colher de Pau

Wooden Spoon

Grandma went to the cerrado to pick up firewood, I don't even get involved, she knows about
Beans grandma knows the taste of a good seasoning learned in
Captivity and doesn't want opinions, she only teaches girl Maria da penha
Who is in the firewood fire all natural flavor

But grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon
But grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon

While the food is cooking she sits and tells us stories of her
Life from the time of slavery but her eyes shed tears she
Remembers the slave quarters her body shivers her voice even falls silent but
She says she is happy with these current people she just didn't erase from her mind
What is traditional uses a headscarf of the same color as the apron but she just wants to cook with her wooden spoon

Grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon
Grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon

The African nuances that keep grandma standing are what she brings as
Inheritance orixas from candomblé her guiding spirit does good without
Seeing who helping those who deserve help grandma too she just isn't
Happy with racial prejudice she just wants to cook with
Her wooden spoon

But grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon
She just wants to cook with her wooden spoon

Whether to make oxtail or make French toast on Christmas Day
Grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon
Grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon

I arrived in Copacabana recorded with Joanna and it was very nice
But grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon
But grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon

But I'm a wild one I sang with Zeca it was sensational
Grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon
Grandma just wants to cook with her wooden spoon