Capineiro de ioiô capineiro de iaia Capineiro de ioiô capineiro de iaia Não corte capim daí Capineiro Só corte quando eu mandar Capineiro Não mexa com marimbondo Capineiro No tronco do mangangá Capineiro Na fazenda do Sertão A tristeza era demais Na fazenda do Sertão A tristeza era demais Era a cana na moenda pra faser garapa era milho no pilão pra fazer fubá eu andava sete léguas sem olhar pra trás cada passo que eu dava era um capataz capineiro que corta cana no meio do canavial capineiro que corta cana no meio do canavial

English Translation:

Yo-yo caper Io-yo caper Yo-yo caper Io-yo caper Don't cut grass from there Capineiro Only cut when I send Capineiro Do not stir marimbondo Capineiro In the trunk of the mangangá Capineiro In the farm of Sertão The sadness was too much In the farm of Sertão The sadness was too much It was the reed in the mill to do garapa it was corn on the pestle to make cornmeal I walked seven leagues without looking back every step I took was a foreman weed cutting in the middle of the sugarcane field weed cutting in the middle of the sugarcane field