On the loudspeaker system
From Pau da Bandeira hill
Who's warning us is Zé do Caroço
Who's gonna stir things up tomorrow
Alerting the whole favela
How I wish it happened in Mangueira
That there was another Zé do Caroço
To tell that guy once and for all
Carnival isn't that colossus
Our school is roots, it's wood
But it's the Pau da Bandeira hill
Of a real Vila Isabel
Where Zé do Caroço works
Where Zé do Caroço struggles
And hammers the price at the market
And the moment Brazilian TV
Distracts everybody with its soap opera
That's when Zé shouts to the world
That's when he makes a deep speech
He wants to see the favela thrive
A new leader's being born
On Pau da Bandeira hill
A new leader's being born
On Pau da Bandeira hill
On Pau da Bandeira hill
On Pau da Bandeira hill
A new leader's being born
On Pau da Bandeira hill
A new leader's being born
On Pau da Bandeira hill
On Pau da Bandeira hill
On Pau da Bandeira hill
A new leader's being born