" The Bandit of Brazil"  Two friends of mine from Michigan State were today lauding the virtues of this pop song from the 50's. I admit to being a musical snob reared on classical music, jazz and The Great American Songbook. This song is hardly representative of Classic American Popular Song ( from Jerome Kern to Stephen Sondheim)
However, for Turf Kauffman who has an encyclopedic knowledge of the '50's commercial pop era and David Stone who still has visceral memories of growing up in NYC listening to the Top 50, I post the only version I could find. It is a very strange collaboration between Stan Kenton, he of the screaming modern Big Band jazz arrangements and Tex Ritter, the cowboy singer who I believe also sang the title song from High Noon. There is a honesty to the lyrics lionizing that Bandit from Brazil who robbed a rich ranchero.

https://youtu.be/hr9SkFgyG5Q