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"Excuse me, Neymar, but during this World Cup I shan't be cheering for you."
The ballad is the work of singer Edu Krieger, who has set to music his frustration at the governing "thieves" who have spent more than $11 billion on hosting a tournament in a country whose public services need a massive overhaul.
The song starts off: "I'm sorry Neymar, but during this World Cup I won't be cheering for you," and adds that while "FIFA worries about standards, we're guided by thieves that play dirty to win.
"We won't be real champions spending over 10 billion to have the World Cup in the country," Krieger adds.
"We have beautiful and monumental stadiums (but) in the meantime schools and hospitals are about to fail," he sings plaintively, noting "an abyss between the two Brazils" -- the one of brand new, expensive stadiums on one hand and rank poverty on the other.
Looking back to Brazil's last triumph in 2002, Krieger sings: "Improvements where are they?
