[Verse 1: Gal Costa]
I invited my friend Sebastiana
To dance xaxado in Paraíba
She came up with a different dance
And jumped just like a howler monkey
She came up with a different dance
And jumped just like a howler monkey
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"

[Verse 2: Gal Costa]
Already tired amidst the fun
And dancing off the beat
I held Bastiana by her arm
And shouted: "Don't make a mess!"
The xaxado heated up in the ballroom
Sebastiana didn't give in no more
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed...

[Verse 1: Gal Costa]
I invited my friend Sebastiana
To dance xaxado in Paraíba
She came up with a different dance
And jumped just like a howler monkey
She came up with a different dance
And jumped just like a howler monkey
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
[Verse 2: Gal Costa]
Already tired amidst the fun
And dancing off the beat
I held Bastiana by her arm
And shouted: "Don't make a mess!"
The xaxado heated up in the ballroom
Sebastiana didn't give in no more
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed: "A, E, I, O, U, Ypsilon"
And she screamed...

[Outro: Gilberto Gil]
Ypsilon, ypsilon, ypsilon, ypsilon...