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Artist: Os Cariocas
Canonical path: /os-cariocas/zelao
Related lyric paths: 6
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Zelão
Read Zelão lyrics by Os Cariocas on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Zelão
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Todo o morro entendeu quando Zelão chorou
Ninguém riu, ninguém brincou e era carnaval
No fogo de um barracão
Só se cozinha ilusão
Restos que a feira deixou
E ainda é pouco só
Mas assim mesmo Zelão dizia sempre à sorrir
Que um pobre ajuda outro pobre até melhorar
Choveu... Choveu
A chuva jogou seu barraco no chão
Nem foi possível salvar violão
Que acompanhou morro abaixo a canção
Das coisas todas que a chuva levou
Pedaços tristes do seu coração
Mas todo o morro entendeu quando Zelão chorou
Ninguém riu, ninguém brincou e era carnaval
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