La Vem A Baiana [English translation]

There comes the woman from Bahia

With a lace skirt, embroidered sandals

She comes inviting me to dance

But I won't go

There comes the woman from Bahia

Covered with beads, tiptoeing

Saying that I'm her yo-yo

But I won't go

There comes the woman from Bahia

Full of charms, speaking of the saints

Saying she is the daughter of senhor do bonfim

But, coming up to me

You can play your game but I won't go

You can play your game but I won't go

You can invoke your saint but I won't go

I won't go because I cannot resist the temptation

If she dances samba I will suffer

That devil dancing Samba is more woman

And if I let her she'll do anything she wants

I won't go, I won't go, I won't go

Not even tied up because I know

If she dances samba ... hum hum hum hum hum hum...

There comes the woman from Bahia

With a lace skirt, embroidered sandals

She comes inviting me to dance

But I won't go

There comes the woman from Bahia

Covered with beads, tiptoeing

Saying that I'm her yo-yo

But I won't go

There comes the woman from Bahia

Full of charms, speaking of the saints

Saying she is the daughter of senhor do bonfim

But, coming up to me

You can play your game but I won't go

You can invoke your saint but I won't go

You can sit and wait, woman from Bahia, but I won't go

I won't go because I cannot resist the temptation

If she dances samba I will suffer

That devil dancing samba is more woman

And if I let her she'll do anything she wants

I won't go, I won't go, I won't go

Not even tied up because I know

If she dances samba ... hum hum hum

If she dances samba ... hum hum hum