Ghost at the Deep Well lyrics

José Raimundo told me Fisherman by trade I listened to his story In amazement and in dread Said down by the deep dark water Fish were plenty every night But deep inside the thicket Every Friday after midnight There appeared a haunted sight The old caboclo told me With his eyes upon the ground But I did not believe him Thought he fooled the folks around So I laughed and said I wanna see that ghost With my own eyes I will fish down by the deep well Things from worlds beyond the living Do not frighten me tonight Then came Friday evening In the blackness of the night I prepared my fishing poles And strapped my machete tight And I carried my leather whip Just to teach that thing a lesson You should've seen me by the water Waiting near the deep dark well For that ghostly apparition When the clock struck midnight Thunder started rolling loud Something burst out from the forest Crashing wildly through the brush It was José Raimundo Coming there to frighten me He looked ugly as the devil But the moment he saw my whip Lord, he turned around to flee Then I ran right after him With my leather whip in hand And I gave him such a beating That the scars remain today Now the people fish in peace And catch plenty every night Everybody fishes easy And that haunted place down by the water Ain't been haunted since that night