Uirapuru

Once on horseback
I rode down the Paraná
The local guy rowing
Wouldn't stop talking, ah, ah
Wouldn't stop talking, ah, ah
What a chatty guy!

He told me about the werewolf
The water mother, the tajá
He mentioned Jurutai
Who laughs at the moonlight, ah, ah
Who laughs at the moonlight, ah, ah
What a chatty guy!

He mocked the spirits
That killed the surucucú
And swore with a flourish
That he caught a uirapuru, ah, ah
That he caught a uirapuru, ah, ah
What a tempting guy!

Little caboclo, my love
Find one for me
I’m feeling blue to catch
One just like that

The devil went away
Didn't want to give me one
I’ll save my pennies
So I can buy one

But the day I buy it
That guy's gonna suffer
I’ll stir up
His sweetheart, ah, ah
His sweetheart, ah, ah
Just let him be!