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Artist: Zé de Santa Cruz
Canonical path: /ze-de-santa-cruz/engenho-velho
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Engenho Velho
Read Engenho Velho lyrics by Zé de Santa Cruz on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Engenho Velho
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Esse gado magro
Este chão rachado
O carro de boi se arrasta pelo chão
Eu já fiz acero
Envolta do rancho
O sol do amarente leva a procissão
O engenho velho já moeu a cana,
Já fiz o melado pro doutor patrão
Sou feito da terra
Abraço o meu roçado
Sou um sonhador
Este homem suado
Essa viola triste
Este sofredor
Já cambitei lenha lá no tombador
Pro engenho velho
Prá ganhar o pão
Já sofri os diabos
Já rolei no chão
O coração geme
A viola clama
A dor do sertão
Já cambitei lenha lá no tombador
Pro engenho velho
Prá ganhar o pão
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