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Soja é o Rei

from El Pulpo by John Davis & the Cicadas

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lyrics

You think of me, you think of sauce
But I give chocolate its gloss
Can’t you see the state I’m in?
Turned into soy lecithin
Three of four things that you scan
At check out time betray my hand

Soja é o rei, Soja é o rei

You think of me as just tofu
Well I’m so much more, oh yes it’s true
So even when you dine on meat
I’m the one you really eat
The cows, the chickens and the steer
All raised on me, from toe to ear
I used to come from the US
But now Brazil is my address

Soja é o rei, Soja é o rei

They followed me down to Brazil
Bunge, ADM, Cargill
And once they had control of me
They wrote Brasilia policy
Now aquifers better look out
Cuz I’m on a rainforest rout
“O Rei da Soja” é aqui
É o Senhor Blairo Maggi

Soja é o rei, Soja é o rei

In Matto Grosso Indians
Are losing land to me again
The Landless Rural Workers say
I’m made by work that doesn’t pay
My ports are full of sex working
Paranagua trafficking

Soja é o rei, Soja é o rei

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from El Pulpo, released October 20, 2017
Grand Piano: Louis Landry
Drums: John Davis
Trombone: Jeb Bishop
Bass Clarinet: Sam Davis
Backing Vocals: Wendy Allen

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John Davis & The Cicadas Durham, North Carolina

John Davis is a musician who works solo, with Folk Implosion, with a backing band called the Cicadas, and with Dennis Callaci. He also works on defending and transforming public education as a teacher - organizer with the Durham Association of Educators. ... more

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