Bate forte o tambor {Let the [bad word] roll}
Eu quero {What I want is}
Tic, tic, tic, tic, tac {TIC, TIC, TIC, TIC, TAC (The beat of the [bad word] }
(repeat)

nessa dan a {That's the rhythm}
Que meu boi balan a {That makes my "boi" swing}
o povo de fora {And people from all over}
V m para brincar [bad word] join the dance}
(repeat)

(Verse:)
As barrancas de terras caidas {The [bad word] soil}
Faz barrento o nosso rio-mar {Is clouding our river sea (the Amazone)}
(repeat)

Amazonas, rio da minha vida {Amazone, river of my life}
Imagem t o linda {Lovely image}
Que meu Deus criou {Of God's creation}

Fez o c u, a mata e a terra {You made the sky, the forest and the land}
Uniu os caboclos {You brought together the "caboclos"} [bad word] o amor {You created love}
(repeat)