The life is simple
Never sinful
Never under understand
It’s all so painful
None of them fall
We can’t work it work it out
The early birds
And it’s our turn turn turn again

The king and queen of the carioca
Dancing cheek to cheek
The king and queen of the carioca
The dark end of a street
Do we need to grow so tall
And long for
The king and queen of the carioca

I was hungry
I was thirsty
Many times I I have died
But you helped me
Revoked the charity
You fight against the older life
‘Cause the early birds and the times they are a-changing

The king and queen of the carioca
Dancing cheek to cheek
The king and queen of the carioca
The dark end of a street
Do we need to grow so tall
And long for
The king and queen of the carioca

I saw myself die as the band went on playing
And Jesus returned and he carried on praying
And though we say no we carry on swaying

Do we need to grow so tall
And long for
The king and queen of the carioca