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Luiz Gonzaga

Ô Véio MachoOh, Tough Old Man

Luiz Gonzaga · Ô Véio Macho Oh, Tough Old Man (2000)

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Composer: Luiz Gonzaga

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Full lyrics

O que eu faço todo dia é bem pensado

É calculado bem direito na medida

Capricho muito quando puxo esta sanfona

Em quarqué zona enquanto tivé vida


Cantando côco, baião, xote e toada

Essa puxada que eu faço aqui no baixo

Quem me escuta se alegra não tem jeito

E grita satisfeito ô veio macho!


Ô veio macho! ô veio macho!

Cabra danado nunca passa embaixo

Ô veio macho! ô veio macho!

Cabra danado nunca foi capacho

Ô véio macho! ô véio macho


Com meu gibão e meu cavalo na puxada

A rês montada vai ligeiro pro currá

Sou sertanejo já gostei de acabá samba

Sempre fui bamba no manejo do punhá

Não tenho medo de careta nem de nada


E a moçada no lugá onde eu me acho

Atentamente vai ouvindo e vai vibrando

E comigo vai cantando ô veio macho!

Ô veio macho! ô veio macho


Cabra danado nunca passa embaixo

Ô veio macho! ô veio macho

Cabra danado nunca foi capacho

Ô véio macho! ô véio macho

Translation

What I do every day is well thought out

It's calculated precisely, just right

I put a lot of care when I play this sanfona

In any zone, as long as I have life


Singing côco, baião, xote and toada

This groove that I make here on the bass

Whoever listens to me gets happy, there's no way around it

And shouts satisfied, oh old tough guy!


Oh old tough guy! Oh old tough guy!

A damned guy never goes under

Oh old tough guy! Oh old tough guy!

A damned guy was never a doormat

Oh old tough guy! Oh old tough guy


With my gibão and my horse on the drive

The ridden cattle go quickly to the corral

I am a sertanejo, I always liked to be good at samba

I was always a master in handling the dagger

I'm not afraid of grimaces or anything


And the young people in the place where I am

Attentively listen and vibrate

And with me they sing, oh old tough guy!

Oh old tough guy! Oh old tough guy


A damned guy never goes under

Oh old tough guy! Oh old tough guy

A damned guy was never a doormat

Oh old tough guy! Oh old tough guy

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