THE HOUSEMARTINS – Build (Melô do Papel)

The Housemartins foi uma banda inglesa de indie rock formada em 1983, na cidade de Hull. Tornou-se mundialmente conhecida pelos hits “Build” e “Caravan of Love”. Seu baixista, Norman Cook, se tornaria mundialmente conhecido por sua carreira solo como DJ: Fatboy Slim.

O famoso refrão “Ba ba ba ba build” tornou-se a corruptela “Acabou o papel” em português, fazendo a canção ser conhecida no Brasil como a “Melô do Papel”.

Clambering men in big bad boots Dug up my den, dug up my roots. Treated us like plasticine town They built us up and knocked us down.

From Meccano to Legoland, Here they come with a brick in their hand, Men with heads filled up with sand, Let’s build.

Let’s build a house where we can stay [ba ba ba ba build] Add a new bit everyday [ba ba ba ba build] Let’s build a road for us to cross [ba ba ba ba build] Build us lots and lots and lots and lots [ba ba ba ba build]

Whistling men in yellow vans They came and drew us diagrams. Showed us how it all worked out And wrote it down in case of doubt.

Slow, slow and quick, quick, quick It’s wall to wall and brick to brick They work so fast it makes you sick Let’s build.

Let’s build a house where we can stay [ba ba ba ba build] Add a new bit everyday [ba ba ba ba build] Let’s build a road for us to cross [ba ba ba ba build] Build us lots and lots and lots and lots [ba ba ba ba build]

Oh, build. It’s build________________ It’s build________________

Down with sticks and up with bricks In with boots and up with roots It’s in with suits and new recruits It’s build…it’s build

Let’s build a house where we can stay [ba ba ba ba build] Add a new bit everyday [ba ba ba ba build] Let’s build a road for us to cross [ba ba ba ba build] Build us lots and lots and lots and lots [ba ba ba ba build]

Let’s build a house where we can stay [ba ba ba ba build] Add a new bit everyday [ba ba ba ba build] Let’s build a road for us to cross [ba ba ba ba build] Build us lots and lots and lots and lots [ba ba ba ba build]