Composer: Zenilton
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Leve o bode Zé do Coco,
Que eu fico com a cabra,
Que a cabra come pouco
E o bode comendo acaba.
Ai, ai, ai e o bode comendo acaba.
Pegue esse bode e leve pra outra aba,
No meu tabuleiro não tem mais mangaba,
Que a cabra come um pouquinho
E o bode comendo acaba.
Ai, ai, ai e o bode comendo acaba.
Vamos fazer a partilha,
Você fica com a cabra
Esse bode fede muito,
Pode jacu lhe baba
Que a cabra come um pouquinho
E o bode comendo acaba.
Ai, ai, ai e o bode comendo acaba.
Translation
Take the male goat Zé do Coco,
For I'll keep the female goat,
Because the female goat eats little
And the male goat eats it all up.
Oh, oh, oh and the male goat eats it all up.
Take this male goat and move it to another side,
On my tray there's no more mangaba,
Because the female goat eats just a little
And the male goat eats it all up.
Oh, oh, oh and the male goat eats it all up.
Let's make the division,
You keep the female goat
This male goat stinks a lot,
A jacu bird might drool on it
Because the female goat eats just a little
And the male goat eats it all up.
Oh, oh, oh and the male goat eats it all up.
