Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Eu tenho uma mula preta com sete palmos de altura
A mula é descanelada, tem uma linda figura
Tira fogo na calçada, no rampão da ferradura
Com a morena delicada, na garupa faz figura
A mula fica enjoada, pisa só de andadura
O ensino na criação, veja quanto que regula
O defeito do mulão, eu sei que ninguém carcula
Moça feia e marmanjão, na garupa a mula pula
Chega a fazer cerração, todos pulo desta mula
Cabra muda de feição, sendo preto fica fula
Soltei a mula no pasto veja o que me aconteceu
Uma cobra venenosa a minha mula mordeu
Com o veneno dessa cobra a mula nem se mexeu
Só durou umas quatro hora dipois a mula morreu
Acabou-se a mula preta que tanto gosto me deu
Translation
I have a black mule seven spans tall
The mule is slender-legged, it has a beautiful figure
It sparks fire on the pavement, with the ramp of its horseshoe
With the delicate brunette, on its rump it makes a figure
The mule gets annoyed, it only walks with an amble
The teaching in its upbringing, see how much it regulates
The defect of the big mule, I know no one calculates
Ugly girl and big guy, on its rump the mule jumps
It even causes a fog, all jumps from this mule
The fellow changes his expression, being dark he gets furious
I released the mule in the pasture, see what happened to me
A poisonous snake bit my mule
With the venom of that snake the mule didn't even move
It only lasted about four hours, then the mule died
The black mule that gave me so much pleasure is gone
