Banho de Manjericão

I'm gonna take a basil bath
Gonna shake the dust off my body with my hand
And I'm gonna head back to my congado
To ask the saint to pray for protection, to cut the evil eye

I'm gonna take a basil bath
Gonna shake the dust off my body with my hand
And I'm gonna head back to my congado
To ask the saint to pray for protection, to cut the evil eye

And I'm gonna knock on wood three times with my fingers crossed
Gonna hang a charm on the chain around my neck
At home, a sprig of rue to ward off
A glass of water in the corner by the door
A lit candle, and a pepper plant by the gate

I'm gonna take a basil bath
Gonna shake the dust off my body with my hand
And I'm gonna head back to my congado
To ask the saint to pray for protection, to cut the evil eye

It's with Grandma Maria who has the charm for a closed body
It's with Father Benedito who blesses the troubled with a touch of his hand
And Father Antônio cures disillusionment and has the prayer of Saint Cyprian
And there are the herbs that open the paths for the faithful

I'm gonna take a basil bath
Gonna shake the dust off my body with my hand
And I'm gonna head back to my congado
To ask the saint to pray for protection, to cut the evil eye

And I'm gonna knock on wood three times with my fingers crossed
Gonna hang a charm on the chain around my neck
At home, a sprig of rue to ward off
A glass of water in the corner by the door
A lit candle, and a pepper plant by the gate

I'm gonna take a basil bath
Gonna shake the dust off my body with my hand
And I'm gonna head back to my congado
To ask the saint to pray for protection, to cut the evil eye

It's with Grandma Maria who has the charm for a closed body
It's with Father Benedito who blesses the troubled with a touch of his hand
And Father Antônio cures disillusionment and has the prayer of Saint Cyprian
And there are the herbs that open the paths for the faithful

I'm gonna take a basil bath
Gonna shake the dust off my body with my hand
And I'm gonna head back to my congado
To ask the saint to pray for protection, to cut the evil eye

I'm gonna take a basil bath
Gonna shake the dust off my body with my hand
And I'm gonna head back to my congado
To ask the saint to pray for protection, to cut the evil eye

I'm gonna take a basil bath
Gonna shake the dust off my body with my hand
And I'm gonna head back to my congado
To ask the saint to pray for protection, to cut the evil eye