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minding my own business.

You got a beautiful wife,

a healthy kid...

a family! And a man's family is the

most important thing in the world.

But some people only

realize that when it's too late.

Think about your

family, Otaclio...

and look after what your

old man Giovanni has left you.

Go, go, go!

Dad, was the Major mad at you?

- That's how he does business.

- Like the Gandus?

No, it's different. The Gandus

don't know what they're doing.

I barely slept last night.

I was mullin' about what to do

with a bird who sings outta tune.

Don't you know that

some birds sing outta tune?

Well, they do!

They can't carry a tune!

There are also rebel birds.

Those have to be taught a lesson.

Now you got it, right, Jo S?

See? Some jackasses have brains.

Call Deolindo and Garoto.

I got an errand for ya tonight.

Okay, Major.

See? The girl wanted

to do my nails!

She wanted to turn me into a f*ggot!

I almost boxed that blonde's ears!

We left for the big city

Homesickness left by my side

- No one'll be left alive.

- Nice voice.

The land became a colony

And my enchanted realm was over

Call it.

In order to get ahead,

we're gonna have to take some risks.

You know the Major. Not even women

and children are safe with him.

- But he can't live without us!

- Of course he can, Otaclio!

The man's got more than 2,000 cows,

and even more have just arrived!

That doesn't mean anything. If we

join forces, we're gonna be big too.

If we sell directly to the abattoir,

they'll pay us three times more...

even after we pay

the cowboy! Three times!

Prepare your heart

For the things I'm going to tell

I come from the serto

I come from the serto

I come from the serto

And maybe you won't like me

I've learned how to say no

How to see death without crying

And death, fate, everything

And death, fate, everything

Was out of place

I live to fix it all

I've been an ox amidst the herd

But one day I mounted a horse

Not for any reason of mine

Or because of whom, with me

Driving the herd by ourselves

and getting a fair price is good...

but I don't wanna risk it.

I'm afraid of the Major.

- You don't know him!

- Andrelino...

everyone's afraid of something.

Even a bossy type like the Major.

Whose cowboy had died

The chick fears the hawk,

but it's gotta eat.

Ain't that right? The deer fears the

jaguar, but it has to go and drink.

The Major can peel off

the jaguar's spots...

and the hawk's feathers with

one hand tied behind his back!

And in the dreams I had

The visions got clearer and clearer

The visions got clearer and clearer

Until one day I woke up

Then I couldn't go on

Valiant lieutenant I was

Owner of cattle and people

Because cattle can be branded

Rounded up, shod, fattened, killed

But with people it's different

We have the right to bring up our

children right, to get on in life!

I don't sing to fool anyone

I'm gonna grab my guitar

I'm gonna leave you behind

I'm gonna sing elsewhere

I've been an ox amidst the herd

As a cowboy, I was king

Not for any reason of mine

Or because of whom, with me

If we can tame horses

and till the land...

put seeds in it and face wild oxen,

we can tame the Major too!

But the world kept turning

Under my horse's hooves

And since I've mounted one day

Now I've become a knight

Of strong, steady arms

In a kingdom without a king

I've been an ox amidst the herd

As a cowboy, I was king

Not for any reason of mine

Or because of whom, with me

Wanted or could do anything

Wanted or could do anything

Anything more than I could

But the world kept turning

Under my horse's hooves

And since I've mounted one day

Now I've become a knight

Of strong, steady arms

In a kingdom without a king

We can drive our cattle by

ourselves, and no Major can stop us!

Mr. Diogo, I've got a message

for you from the Major.

He wants you to go to

the Ouro Fino tomorrow morning.

Looking for someone?

Major Batista is waiting for me.

He's at the corral.

Come on, Garoto! Hold that horse!

Look, Jo S. What a beast!

Darn!

If Garoto couldn't stay on top

of him, no one'll mount him.

- Gotta win the horse's respect.

- We win respect using the spurs.

- I saw the respect your man got.

- This one doesn't count.

He's wilder than a cross between

a rattlesnake and a naja.

But since yer yappin' so much,

let's see if you can mount him.

That one I'd like to see. Think you

can handle that horse, Mr. Diogo?

- That doubt is only yours, Major.

- Teodoro!

Prepare the buck, Mr. Diogo's gonna

mount him. With all due respect.

Prepare also a brine bath,

the fall's gonna hurt!

Cesarina! Cesarina!

- Is the Major home?

- He's at the corral.

- I caught this boy at Ouro Fino.

- Do you have to treat him like that?

- Major said to shoot 'em with salt.

- I'm gonna shoot you. Let him go.

Teach him some respect, cowboy!

Can I let him go? Ready?

Gee, it's Mr. Diogo!

- Do you know that cowboy, Rodrigo?

- Do I know him?

He even blew the horn for me. I

think he's gonna drive Dad's cattle.

- Doesn't he work for the Major?

- No way! He's a free cowboy.

Gotta hand it to you. You really

have a way with the beasts.

- Not like these morons around here!

- They don't treat kids right either.

What's this? What in blazes?

I told you this is no place for women!

I just came to tell you to take

this boy back to his home.

If you don't mind,

I'm gonna take my pardner back.

Go back inside and wait with

the brat. I wanna talk to Mr. Diogo.

Mr. Diogo, you sure showed

that horse who's boss.

I didn't call you here

to tame my horses, cowboy...

but to tell you that I don't want

you driving cattle for that riffraff.

Local cattle has to be sold here,

like always. To me or my people.

I don't wanna see either the deer die

or the jaguar hunger. I drive cattle.

- Just doin' my job.

- That's what I said.

You're a respected cowboy,

you work for big farmers.

Don't start driving

ranchers' cows now.

If those folks don't stop rockin' the

boat, they'll pay through the nose.

- It's their loss.

- A job is a job, Major.

Long as it's honest work, I'll work

for farmers, ranchers, peasants...

...it's all the same for me.

- Look here, Mr. Diogo...

you dunno who you're messin' with.

You're either with me or against me.

You should think again before

going to work for my enemies.

You've been paid, you got no reason

to linger. Better head back home.

You hired me to bring your herd.

I brought it. I can take another job.

Well, I got another job for ya.

And I can pay more.

I don't go back on my word.

I can't take your offer this time.

Mr. Diogo, I advise you

as a friend.

And I thank you, Major.

Rodrigo, let's go.

Take care, Major.

Take care, Miss Juliana.

Take care, Diogo.

The world's really a snakepit.

One day, all that's mine

shall be yours...

and you'll have to rule with an iron

hand, or they'll take it all away.

You're gonna have

to understand that.

Darnit!

That's so you learn

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