Geni e o Zepelim

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Geni And The Zeppelin

From all the crooked folks
From the mangrove to the harbor pier
She already was their girlfriend
Her body belongs to the wanderers
The blind people, the immigrants
Belongs to who has nothing else

She does it since she was a little girl
In the garage, in the canteen
Behind the tank, in the bushes
She's the queen of the prisoners
Of the madwomen, of the lepers
Of the brats of the boarding school

And she also often goes
With the unhealthy old men
And the widows with no hope
She's a pit of kindness
And that's why the city
Always keeps repeating

Throw stones at Geni!
Throw stones at Geni!
She's made to be beaten!
She's good to spit on!
She's up for anyone!
Damned Geni!

One day appeared, shining
Among the clouds, floating
A huge zeppelin
Hovered over the buildings
Opened two thousand holes
With two thousand cannons like that

The terrified townspeople
Remained paralyzed
Ready to turn into jelly
But from the giant zeppelin
Disembarked its commander
Saying: I changed my mind!

When I saw in this city
So much horror and iniquity
I decided to blow everything up
But I can avoid the drama
If that beautiful lady
Serves me tonight

That lady was Geni!
But it can't be Geni!
She's made to be beaten
She's good to spit on
She's up for anyone
Damned Geni!

But in fact, it was her
So poor and so simple
Had captivated the foreigner
The warrior so showy
So feared and powerful
Was her prisoner

The thing is, the maiden
(And that was her secret)
Also had her whims
And instead of lying down with such a noble man
So smelling of shine and copper
She would rather love with animals

When heard such heresy
The townspeople in pilgrimage
Went to kiss her hand
The mayor on his knees
The bishop with red eyes
And the banker with a million

Go with him, go, Geni!
Go with him, go, Geni!
You can save us
You will redeem us
You're up for anyone
Blessed Geni!

There were so many requests
So sincere, so touching
That she overcame her disgust
On that harrowing night
She surrendered to such lover
As one surrenders to the executioner

He did dirty things
He messed all night long
Until he was satisfied
And as soon as dawn broke
He left on a cold cloud
With his silver zeppelin

In a relieved sigh
She turned sideways
And even tried to smile
But the day soon dawned
And the city in chorus
Didn't let her sleep

Throw stones at Geni!
Throw shit at Geni!
She's made to be beaten!
She's good to spit on!
She's up for anyone!
Damned Geni!

Throw stones at Geni!
Throw shit at Geni!
She's made to be beaten!
She's good to spit on!
She's up for anyone!
Damned Geni!

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  7. Todo o Sentimento
  8. Sonho de Um Carnaval
  9. Qué Será
  10. Cecília
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