Acorda Maria Bonita
Levanta vai fazer café
O dia já vem raiando
E a polícia já tá de pé
Well lemme tell you
a little story
about a big bad
motherfucker
called Lampião
The governor
of the backlands
Sailor of the black sands
With a fillet knife
and a strong hand
he carved out a life
most won't ever understand
And if you wanna go out
looking for him
you can still hear his name
whispered through
the North Eastern
terrains of Brazil
Ô Lampião
where are you now
Ô Lampião
where are you now
And military operations
tried to conquer
his vocation
Were the good doing bad
or the bad doing good
I'm not here to say
But there was a bullet in it
for both sides
And late at night
by candlelight
he'd write stories
as he lay beside his love
Maria Bonita
Silva turned to gold
with a poor birth
and a rich soul
That motherfucker
is called Lampião
Ô Lampião
where are you now
Ô Lampião
where are you now
Acorda Maria Bonita
Levanta vai fazer café
O dia já vem raiando
E a polícia já tá de pé
Well they caught him
in the end
Executed him
his love and his cangaceiros
Then let their heads hang
for public display
in the streets of Salvador
But long will his name remain
in the stories of folklore
And in that place
where the water runs white
some say his gunshots
are still lighting up the night
Ô Lampião
where are you now
Ô Lampião
where are you now
Acorda Maria Bonita
Levanta vai fazer café
O dia já vem raiando
E a polícia já tá de pé