Maria Bethânia
By: Caetano Veloso
Original Performance: Caetano Veloso
Written by: Caetano Veloso

Version Of: Maria Bethânia

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  • Maria Bethânia
 
Lyrics:
Everybody knows that our cities
Were built to be destroyed
You get annoyed
You buy a flat
You hide behind the mat
But I know she was born
To do everything wrong with all of that

Maria Bethania, please send me a letter
I wish to know things are getting better
Better better bet- bet- Bethania
Please send me a letter
I wish to know things are getting better

She has given her soul to the devil
But the devil gave his soul to God
Before the flood, after the blood
Before you can see
She has given her soul to the devil
And bought a flat by the sea

Maria Bethania, please send me a letter
I wish to know things are getting better
Better better bet- bet- Bethania
Please send me a letter
I wish to know things are getting better

Everybody knows that it's so hard
To dig and get to the root
You eat the fruit
You go ahead
You wake up on your bed
But I love her face
'Cause it has nothing to do with all I said
 
Live:

Played live 2 times:
Earliest known live version: July 3, 1999
Latest known live version: November 13, 2010