Tempo Rei Lyrics in English Gilberto Gil

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tempo Rei by Gilberto Gil from Portuguese to English.
Onde quer que esteja
Wherever I am
O fole de oito baixo
The eight bass accordion
Zabumbeiro, um terreiro
Zabumbeiro, a terreiro
Forrozeiro, opa! Ói eu no meio
Forrozeiro, hey! Look at me in the middle
Tô eu lá pelo meio
Here I am in the middle
Pode ver que eu tô no meio
You can see that I'm in the middle
Não posso fazer feio, não, não
I can't make a fool of myself, no, no
Isso eu aprendi com o rei!
I learned this from the king!
Numa beira de estrada
On the side of the road
Uma casa varandada
A house with a porch
Tapera mal caiada
A poorly painted shack
Um ranchinho de esteio
A little ranch with support
Tô eu lá pelo meio
Here I am in the middle
Pode ver que eu tô no meio
You can see that I'm in the middle
Não posso fazer feio, não, não
I can't make a fool of myself, no, no
Isso eu aprendi com o rei
I learned this from the king
Sanfoneiro que se preza é assim
An accordion player who values himself is like this
Pra tocar não ha lugar bom ou ruim
To play, there is no good or bad place
Se não tem cota, a gente leva na lorota
If there’s no quota, we take it in jest
Mas um dinheiro sempre ajuda, companheiro
But some money always helps, buddy
Opa! Vai deixando o meu aí
Hey! Leave mine there
Ó! É dois pra lá e dois pra aqui
Oh! It's two that way and two this way
Opa! Dá licença, eu vou ali
Hey! Excuse me, I'm going over there
Obrigado, tenho pressa, tenho forró no Cariri
Thank you, I'm in a hurry, I have forró in Cariri
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