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No tempo que a capoeira
Era um jogo pesado,
Menino que entrava em roda
Saia de braço quebrado.
Ê, dava nele uma rasteira
Coice de mula e uma queixada,
Rabo de arraia e uma benção pulada
Jogava ele na calçada
Menino que entrava em roda
E não sabia dá pernada.”

Abalou cachoeira abalou
E abalou deixa abalar

Abalou cachoeira abalou

E abalou vem abalar

Abalou cachoeira abalou

E abalou vai abalar

Abalou cachoeira abalou

Menino bom deixa jogar

Abalou cachoeira abalou

Abalou deixa abalar
Optional Intro:

In the time that capoeira
It was a rough game
Boy enters the roda
Leaves with a broken arm.
Ê, They gave him a rasteira
Mule kick and a Queixada,
Rabo de arraia and a jumping Benção
Played him on the pavement
Boy walking around
And I didn’t know about pernada*

Shook, cachoeira shook
It shook, let it shake

shook cachoeira shook

It shook, come shake

shook cachoeira shook

It shook, it will shake

shook cachoeira shook

Good boy let him play

shook cachoeira shook

it shook, let it shake
Author: Unknown

Pernada – Refers to a rough Capoeira game. Literally means hard kicks.

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