Jack Soul Brasileiro

Jack Brazilian Soul
And that sound of the tambourine
Is spot on and has direction
Since I stepped into this ring
And the land of the swing
Is the land of contradiction

I sing for the king of the groove
In the law of the rhythm
In the language of percussion
The dance of mugango dengo
The sway of the mamolengo
The charm of this nation

Who was it?
That made the samba get tangled?
Who was it?
That made the coco dance?
Who was it?
That made the ema moan in delight?
Who was it?
That turned the coco into a headdress?
Who was it?
That left a hole in its place?
Who was it?
That made the frog a crooner by the lagoon?

Tell me, Tião!
Say it, Tião! Hey!
Did you go? I did!
Did you buy? I bought!
Did you pay? I paid!
Tell me how much was it?
It was 500 bucks
Tell me how much was it?

Say it, Tião! Hey!
Did you go? I did!
Did you buy? I bought!
Did you pay? I paid!
Tell me how much was it?
It was 500 bucks
Tell me how much was it?

Jack Brazilian Soul
From the spice, from the beat
From the trick, from the circus
And from the tambourine, and from the repique
From the vibe of funk rock
From the touch of the platinela
From samba on the runway
Of this Brazilian soul
Tumbling down the hill
In the chaos of the banguela
Brazilian soul
Tumbling down the hill
In the chaos of the banguela

Jack Brazilian Soul
From the spice, from the beat
From the trick, from the circus
And from the tambourine, and from the repique
From the vibe of funk rock
From the touch of the platinela
From samba on the runway
Of this Brazilian soul
Tumbling down the hill
In the chaos of the banguela
Brazilian soul
Tumbling down the hill
In the chaos of the banguela

Tell me who was it
Who was it?
That made the samba get tangled?
Who was it?
That made the coco dance?
Who was it?
That made the ema moan in delight?
Who was it?
That turned the coco into a headdress?
Who was it?
That left a hole in its place?
Who was it?
That made the frog a crooner by the lagoon?

Tell me, Tião!
Say it, Tião! Hey!
Did you go? I did!
Did you buy? I bought!
Did you pay? I paid!
Tell me how much was it?
It was 500 bucks

I only put BEBOP in my samba
When Uncle Sam
Grabs the tambourine
When he grabs
The tambourine and the zabumba
When he understands
That samba isn't rumba
Then I'll mix
Miami with Copacabana
Chewing gum I'll mix with banana
And my samba, and my samba
Will be like this

Ah! Ema moaned
Ah! Ema moaned
Ah! Ema moaned
Ah! Ema moaned
Ah! Ema moaned
Ah! Ema moaned

I say let
Them say
Let them think
Let them talk!
I say
Forget about that
Come over here
What's the deal?
I'm not doing anything
You too
It's no harm in having a nice chat with someone

I say let
Them say
Let them think
Let them talk!
I say
Forget about that
Come over here
What's the deal?
I'm not doing anything
You too
It's no harm in having a nice chat with someone