Composer: Ary Lobo
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
No forro do cabo-gato
La no torreão
Ninguém entra desarmado
Dentro do salão
Eu que não carrego nem um canivete
Fui vê se entrava levei um bofete
Vi nego apanhando que fazia dó
Porque tava desarmado dentro do forró
O cabo-gato tava feito jararaca
Apoiado numa faca no forrobodó
Fiz um terno novo, comprei um sapato
Pra ir ao forro lá do cabo-gato
Mais não conhecia o regulamento
Mostrei os documentos e nada valeu
Fiquei de fino quase me acorvadando
Cabo-gato foi chegando e o pau comeu
Eu que sou teimoso, muito impertinente
Banquei o valente veja o que se deu
Comprei uma faca no largo da feira
Amolei a peixeira que louco fui eu
Eu cheguei la, pulei alto que nem bode
Tomei conta do pagode
E cabo correu
Translation
At Cabo-gato's forró
There in the tower
No one enters unarmed
Inside the hall
I, who don't even carry a pocketknife
Went to see if I could get in, got a slap
Saw people getting beaten, it was pitiful
Because they were unarmed inside the forró
Cabo-gato was like a jararaca snake
Leaning on a knife at the forrobodó
I made a new suit, bought new shoes
To go to Cabo-gato's forró
But I didn't know the rules
I showed my documents and it was no good
I stood there quietly, almost chickening out
Cabo-gato arrived and the fight broke out
I, who am stubborn, very impertinent
Played the brave one, see what happened
I bought a knife at the market square
I sharpened the blade, how crazy I was
I arrived there, jumped high like a goat
I took over the party
And Cabo ran away
