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