PARA QUE DISCUTIR CON MADAME
(Pra que discutir com Madame)
(Why Argue with Madam)
Janet de Almeida-Haroldo Barbosa

Madam says the race isn’t getting any better
And life gets worse because of samba
Madam says samba’s a sin
That samba, poor thing, should stop
Madam says samba has cachaça,
Mixing races, mixing color
Madam says democratic samba
Is cheap music of no value

Let’s get rid of samba
Madam doesn’t like anyone doing the samba
She goes around saying samba’s an outrage
Why argue with Madam?

Next Carnival I’ll be competing
And my local samba school will be singing opera
And on the avenue, in the thick of the crush
You’ll see people singing concertos
Madam has a screw loose
She just brews poison, goodness, how dreadful
Brazilian, democratic samba
Brazilian in the calves is what really counts

Pedro Aznar: Vocals, Guitar