Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Carmen Miranda
Canonical path: /carmen-miranda/elogio-da-raca
Related lyric paths: 6
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Elogio da Raça
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Elogio da Raça
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Autoridade tem que dar (se tem)
carta branca para o nêgo vadiar
Pois ele é um cavalheiro
e basta ser um brasileiro
p'rá saber se comportar
Um navegante puxou a coberta
e descobriu a nossa raça tão falada
O sol queimava tanto e roupa não havia
Por isso é que o nêgo tem a pele tão queimada
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Eu hei de ver o nêgo vencendo
Nêgo bamba nos ataques do fuzil
Nêgo bronzeado, bronze que tem alma
A alma de guerreiro p'rá defesa do Brasil.
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