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Ê ê ê viola, toca que eu quero jogar, viola
Ê ê ê viola, toca que eu quero jogar, viola

Lá na Bahia tem viola pra vender
Tem acarajé, e a baiana tem dendê lê lê lê lê lê

Ê ê ê viola, toca que eu quero jogar, viola
Ê ê ê viola, toca que eu quero jogar, viola

Viola boa, que dá gosto de tocar
Viola boa, quando ela toca e vou jogar

Ê ê ê viola, toca que eu quero jogar, viola
Ê ê ê viola, toca que eu quero jogar, viola

Eu quero tocar
Viola

Quero jogar
Angola

Mas eu quero tocar
Viola

Quero jogar
Angola
Ê ê ê viola, play ’cause I want to play, viola
Ê ê ê viola, play ’cause I want to play, viola

There in Bahia there is a guitar to sell
There is acarajé, and the Bahian woman dendê lê lê lê lê lê

Ê ê ê viola, play ’cause I want to play, viola
Ê ê ê viola, play ’cause I want to play, viola

Good viola, which feels good to play
Good viola, when it plays and I will play

Ê ê ê viola, play ’cause I want to play, viola
Ê ê ê viola, play ’cause I want to play, viola

I want to play
Viola

I want play
Angola

But I want to play
Viola

I want play
Angola
Author: Mestre Kim
Note: It’s also often sung “toca que eu quero joga angola”.

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