Trabalhador [English translation]

He struggles, running around,

day after day

Lunchbox is cold, but you need to work

This routine, in every company,

starts at seven o'clock in the morning

Boss complains and sends away who is late

Worker

Brazilian worker

Dentist, petrol station attendant,

police, fireman

Brazilian worker

There are street cleaners who are engineers

Brazilian worker

Worker

And without any money he will find a way

He goes to work

It’s a commitment, there’ll be trouble if he misses it

Salary is very little, not enough for anything

But he can’t afford to be unemployed either

And so live goes on without ever getting better

Worker

Brazilian worker

Waiter, waitress, lawyer, bricklayer

Brazilian worker

Works like a mule and doesn’t make any money

Brazilian worker

Worker