Composer: Jackson Do Pandeiro
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Eu fui no Cariri pra ver
Caipira dançar o Iê Iê Iê
Tomei parte na festa de arromba
Olha ai São João do Cariri
Eu chegar francamente até gostei
E aqui vou contar o que eu vi
Vi um velho com mais de oitenta anos
De calcinha apertada na gandaia
Dançando com uma velha de setenta
A coroa tava de mini saia
Vi muita caipira bonitinha
Mastigando chiclete no embalo
E matuto com pinta de playboy
Falando na giria como eu falo
Sanfoneiro tocando Iê Iê Iê
Pois se o cabra no fole era raçudo
Até o Coronel dono da festa
Esse era um tremendo cabeludo
Translation
I went to Cariri to see
Country folk dance the Iê Iê Iê
I took part in the smashing party
Look there, Saint John's of Cariri
Frankly, I even liked arriving
And here I'll tell what I saw
I saw an old man over eighty years old
In tight briefs at the revelry
Dancing with an old woman of seventy
The old dame was in a mini skirt
I saw many pretty country girls
Chewing gum with enthusiasm
And country guys looking like playboys
Speaking in slang just like I do
Accordion player playing Iê Iê Iê
Because the guy on the bellows was spirited
Even the Colonel, owner of the party
He was a tremendous long-haired fellow
