Que saudade do tempo De jogar com alegria Me recordo o respeito, o sorisso no rosto A maior energia Lá na beira do cais Berimbau se ouvia Eu chegava de branco E minha roupa branca voltava limpinha, na beira do cais Na beira do cais, Berimbau se ouvia A roda famosa na beira do cais, Lá no cais da Bahia, na beira do cais Na beira do cais, Berimbau se ouvia O Malandro jogava, O sorisso no rosto, a major alegria, na beira do cais Na beira do cais, Berimbau se ouvia A cobra picava, O veneno da cobra não me atingia, na beira do cais Na beira do cais, Berimbau se ouvia Que saudade do tempo, de jogar com alegria, De jogar com alegria, Me recordo o respeito, o sorriso no rosto A maior energia Na beira do cais, Berimbau se ouvia Eu chegava de branco, E minha roupa branca voltava limpinha, na beira do cais Na beira do cais, Berimbau se ouvia Eu pulava na roda, minha proteção era a virgem Maria, na beira do cais Na beira do cais, Berimbau se ouvia No jogo d’ Angola, Eu jogava manhoso e a mandinga saïa, na beira do cais Na beira do cais, Berimbau se ouvia Eu pedia a São Bento, Sua proteção e São Bento me ouvia, na beira do cais Na beira do cais, Berimbau se ouvia

How I miss the time Of playing with joy I remember the respect, the smile on the face The great energy There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard I arrived in white And my white clothes came back clean, at the waterfront There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard The famous roda at the waterfront There at the waterfront, at the waterfront There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard The scoundrel played, The smile on the face, a great joy, at the waterfront There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard The snake bite, The snake’s venom doesn’t affect me, at the waterfront There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard How I miss the time, of playing with joy Of playing with joy, I remember the respect, the smile on the face The great energy There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard I arrived in white And my white clothes came back clean, at the waterfront There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard I jumped in the roda, My protection was the virgin Mary, at the waterfront There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard In the game of Angola, I played with trickery and mandinga left, at the waterfront There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard I asked Saint Benedict, His protection and Saint Benedict listened, at the waterfront There at the waterfront Berimbau was heard