Capoeira Song of the Week: Bom Vaqueiro
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The lyrics in Portuguese are in bold
The phonetic spelling for pronunciation is in italics with the STRESSED SYLLABLES IN ALL CAPITALS with syllables se-pa-ra-ted by dash-es
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Bom Vaqueiro
Bom vaqueiro, bom vaqueiro
Bohnh vah-KEY-rooh, bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
Good cowboy, good cowboy
(coro/chorus)
Bom vaqueiro, bom vaqueiro
Bohnh vah-KEY-rooh, bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
Good cowboy, good cowboy
Ê o vaqueiro a chamar
Eh ooh vah-KEY-rooh ah shah-MAHRH
Eh cowboy calling
(coro/chorus)
Bom vaqueiro, bom vaqueiro
Bohnh vah-KEY-rooh, bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
Good cowboy, good cowboy
Amanha vou me-embora
Ah-mahn-YAH voh meeh ehnh-BOH-rah
Tomorow I am getting out of here
(coro/chorus)
Bom vaqueiro, bom vaqueiro
Bohnh vah-KEY-rooh, bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
Good cowboy, good cowboy
Seu [ somebody's name ] é bom vaqueiro
Seh/ooh [ ] eh/ah bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
Your [ ] is a good cowboy
(coro/chorus)
Bom vaqueiro, bom vaqueiro
Bohnh vah-KEY-rooh, bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
Good cowboy, good cowboy
O [ somebody's name ] é bom vaqueiro
Ooh [ ] eh/ah bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
[ ] is a good cowboy
(coro/chorus)
Bom vaqueiro, bom vaqueiro
Bohnh vah-KEY-rooh, bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
Good cowboy, good cowboy
Bom vaqueiro conhecí
Bohnh vah-KEY-rooh kohn-yeh-SEEH
I met a good cowboy
(coro/chorus)
Bom vaqueiro, bom vaqueiro
Bohnh vah-KEY-rooh, bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
Good cowboy, good cowboy
Conhecido na cidade
Kohn-yeh-SEEH-dooh nah see-DAH-jeeh
Known about town
(coro/chorus)
Bom vaqueiro, bom vaqueiro
Bohnh vah-KEY-rooh, bohnh vah-KEY-rooh
Good cowboy, good cowboy