Composer: Pinto Do Acordeon
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Maria Joana queria trabalhar
Foi negociar pra ganhar muito dinheiro
Ela botou uma miçanga lá na feira
Em poucos dias ela era fazendeira
Se ela vendia ferro ela era ferreira
Se ela vendia cano ela era canoeira
Ela vendia banana era bananeira
Se ela vendia goiaba era goiabeira
Mais quando pega no sabão era lavadeira
Ela é lavadeira, ela é lavadeira
Translation
Maria Joana wanted to work
She went to negotiate to earn a lot of money
She put a bead there at the fair
In a few days she was a farmer
If she sold iron she was an ironworker
If she sold pipe she was a pipe maker
If she sold bananas she was a banana seller
If she sold guava she was a guava seller
But when she gets her hands on soap she is a laundress
She is a laundress, she is a laundress
