But I know he'll thank me when he wakes up
You don't look afraid when you laugh and you smile
To be just like us is his only desire
Here in the country we dance and we play
I'll be good, I'll be strong
I'll be just what you needed all along
Come on, come on, darling, be brave for a while
Here in the country we dance and we play
But he's got the power, he's got the fire
Who's afraid of his nature, afraid of his joy
If you're certain, if you're true
I punched him out and brought him to this hut
We got kids, we got jobs, why do we need a man?
You'll still be free as you let yourself be
He'll learn to hunt and I'll teach him to fish
But we want something to hold in the forest at night
We got trees, we got snakes, we got acres of sky
Us Amazonians make out alright
You don't look afraid when you laugh and you smile
Gotta teach him about nature and teach him about joy
Us Amazonians make out alright
We got kids, we got jobs, why do we need a man?
But we want something to hold in the forest at night
And we pray to our saints and we make love all day
Us Amazonians make out alright
He is cold, he is rough, he's appalling that's true
I'll be the only country girl for you
Us Amazonians know where we stand
We'll boil up our rice in a satellite dish
Here's my boyfriend, he's small, he is blue
I fell in love with a real city boy
I fell in love with a real city boy
His life in the city was making him cry
I fell in love with a real city boy
Us Amazonians know where we stand
We got kids, we got jobs, why do we need a man?
I'll be good, I'll be strong
Us Amazonians know where we stand
Who's afraid of his nature, afraid of his joy
Us Amazonians always get our man
I'll be just what you needed all along
Breathe in deep, stick with me
We'll plant cassava wherever we can
And we pray to our saints and we make love all day
Come on, come on, darling, be brave for a while
