from the 1960 album "Cooke’s Tour" e-mail: please let me know about any corrections or suggestions you might have thanks Intro Melody N.C. e|-3---4---5------|-3---4-5---5-4---|-3---4---5-------|-3---4-5---5-4---| B|------------|------------|------------|------------| G|------------|------------|------------|------------| D|------------|------------|------------|------------| A|------------|------------|------------|------------| E|------------|------------|------------|------------| Verse 1 Way down among Brazilians Coffee beans grow by the billions So they’ve got to find those extra cups to fill Chorus They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil Verse 2 You can’t get cherry soda ’Cause they’ve got to sell their quota And the way things are I guess they never will Chorus They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil Bridge No tea Or tomato juice You’ll see No potato juice ’Cause the planters down in Santos all say: No! No! No! Verse 3 A politician’s daughter Was accused of drinking water And was fined a great big fifty-dollar bill Chorus They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil Verse 3 again A politician’s daughter Was accused of drinking water And was fined a great big fifty-dollar bill Chorus/Outro They’ve got an awful lot of coffee An awful lot of coffee A zillion tons of coffee in Brazil

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Cette chanson évoque l'abondance de café au Brésil, un pays où les grains de café poussent en grande quantité. Les habitants doivent trouver des moyens de respecter les quotas de vente, ce qui rend certaines boissons, comme les sodas aux cerises, difficiles à obtenir. De plus, il est amusant de noter qu'une fille de politicien a été sanctionnée pour avoir osé boire de l'eau, illustrant de manière humoristique les manies et les règles locales liées à cette boisson emblématique. Au fond, cette œuvre met en lumière la culture du café au Brésil, qui semble régir bien des aspects de la vie quotidienne.