The Bandit

(Ole, a cangacheiro, you bandit from Brazil)

(Ole, he is the bandit, the bandit from Brazil)

I'm the quickest on the trigger

When I shoot I shoot to kill

I'm a hero down in Rio

Where they talk about me still

Once I robbed a big ranchero

Who was rich beyond compare

And to ransom held his daughter

She was young and she was fair

(Ole, a cangacheiro, you bandit from Brazil)

(Ole, he is the bandit, the bandit from Brazil)

She was sweet and she was tender

There was lovelight in her eyes

In my arms she soon surrendered

Very much to my surprise

I refused her father's ransom

And I kept the greater prize

Now at night we ride together

'Neath the blue Brazilian sky

Adios to you, Amigo, Adios to you, my friend

Ole, O Cangacheiro, the Bandit of Brazil