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Zenilton

Forró de Mané JoãoMané João's Forró

Zenilton · Revive o Sucesso Relive the Success (1979)

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Composer: Zenilton

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Quem tem pezão não entra,

quem tem pezão fica de fora!

Só entra quem tem pé pequeno

quem tem o pé grande eu mando embora!


Eu fui dançar no forró

na casa do Mané João,

tava escrito na parede:

"não entra quem tem pezão!"

Eu calço quarenta e quatro

fui passando no portão,

o guarda vinha gritando

já de cacete na mão!


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Lá dentro o forró comendo

todo mundo agarrado,

eu lá de fora escutando

só do chinelo chiado.

Tentei pular o muro

do portão pro outro lado,

quando o guarda me avistou

vinha de cacete armado!

Translation

Whoever has big feet doesn't enter,

whoever has big feet stays outside!

Only those with small feet enter,

whoever has big feet I send away!


I went to dance forró

at Mané João's house,

it was written on the wall:

"no one with big feet enters!"

I wear forty-four

I was passing through the gate,

the guard came shouting

already with a club in hand!


Whoever has big feet doesn't enter,

whoever has big feet stays outside!

Only those with small feet enter,

whoever has big feet I send away!


Inside, the forró was lively

everyone embraced,

I was outside listening

only to the squeak of flip-flops.

I tried to jump the wall

from the gate to the other side,

when the guard spotted me

he came armed with a club!

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