São Bento Grande Mandou Me Chamar
Abadá Capoeira
São Bento Grande Sent for Me
Berimbau played yo-yo
Let it play yaya
São Bento Grande
Sent for me
I crouched by the berimbau
To say my prayer
I asked Mother Menininha
To give me protection
[chorus]
Took me a while to learn
To fall and get back up
Mother Africa told me
You gotta know how to play
[chorus]
Capoeira is cunning
Skill and trickery
Watch out old man
This here is loafing
