Composer: Luiz Gonzaga, Miguel Lima
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Dei uma carrera num caba qui mexeu c'a Maroquinha
Cumeçou na Mata Grande e acabou na Lagoinha!
Curri mais de sete légua, carregado cumo eu vinha
Pois trazia na cabeça um balai chei de galinha
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Certa noite muito escura atirei de brincadeira
Espaiei dezesseis chumbo cum a minha atiradeira
No momento ia passando quinze patos no terreiro
Qui cairam fulminado, ô qui tiro mais certeiro
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Uma coisa aqui no Rio qui me chamou atenção
Foi ver a facilidade qui se toma condução
Todo mundo confortave, seja em trem ou gostosão
E os tais de trocadores, qui amáveis que eles são
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Vou contar agora um caso qui astur dia assucedeu
Minha sogra tá de prova que tal fato aconteceu
Uma cobra venenosa viu a véia e mordeu
Mais inveis da minha sogra foi a cobra que morreu
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
Qui mintira qui lorota boa
O meu primo Zé Potoca mente tanto qui faiz dó
Me contou qui pegou água, inrolô e deu um nó
Qui mintira mais danada, qui conversa mais à toa
Dá nó n'água né pussive, é lorota e das boa
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
Translation
I took off after a guy who messed with Maroquinha
It started in Mata Grande and ended in Lagoinha!
I ran more than seven leagues, carrying what I was carrying
Because I had a basket full of chickens on my head
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
What a lie, what a good tall tale
What a lie, what a good tall tale
One very dark night I shot as a joke
I spread sixteen pellets with my slingshot
At that moment fifteen ducks were passing in the yard
That fell fulminated, oh what a more accurate shot
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
What a lie, what a good tall tale
What a lie, what a good tall tale
One thing here in Rio that caught my attention
Was seeing how easy it is to take transportation
Everyone comfortable, whether on a train or a cool ride
And those conductors, how kind they are
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
What a lie, what a good tall tale
What a lie, what a good tall tale
I'm going to tell you a story now that happened the other day
My mother-in-law is proof that such a fact happened
A poisonous snake saw the old woman and bit her
But instead of my mother-in-law, it was the snake that died
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
What a lie, what a good tall tale
What a lie, what a good tall tale
My cousin Zé Potoca lies so much it hurts
He told me he caught water, rolled it up and tied a knot
What a more cursed lie, what more idle talk
You can't tie a knot in water, it's a tall tale and a good one
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh!
