O pato         The duck 
vinha cantando alegremente, quen, quen         came singing happily, quack quack 
Quando um marreco sorridente pediu         When a wild duck smilingly asked  
para entrar tambem no samba         to also join in the samba  
no samba, no samba        the samba, the samba 
   
O ganso         The goose  
gostou da dupla e fez tambem quen, quen         liked the duo and joined in also, quack, quack  
Olhou pro cisne         He looked likewise at the swan  
e disse assim "vem, vem"         and said [bad word]  come" 
   
Que o quarteto ficará bem,         What a good quartet they will make  
muito bom, muito bem        very good, really great 
Na beira da lagoa foram ensaiar        At the edge of the pond they gathered to reherse  [bad word] ar o tico-tico no fubá        to begin the "tico-tico" of the fubá 
   
voz do pato era mesmo um desacato        The duck's voice was really too much to bear 
Jogo de [bad word] o ganso era mato        [bad word] with the goose was wild 
mas eu gostei do final         but I liked the end 
quando caíram n'água         when they fell in the water 
ensaiando o vocal         rehersing the vocals 
   
quen, quen, quen, quen         quack, quack, quack, quack 
quen, quen, quen, quen         quack, quack, quack, quack 
quen, quen, quen, quen         quack, quack, quack, quack