Say have you seen the carioca
It's not a foxtrot or a polka
It has a little bit of new rhythm
A blue rhythm that sighs
It has a meter that is tricky
A bit of wicked wacky wicky
But when you dance it
with a new love
There's a true love in her eyes
You dream of a new Carioca
It's theme is a kiss and a sigh
You dream of a new carioca
When music and lights are gone
and we're saying goodbye
Two heads together
they say are better than one
Two heads together
that's how the dance's begun
Two arms around you
and lips that sigh
I'm yours and you're mine
While the carioca
carries you away
While we carioca
till the break of day
Now that you've done the carioca
You'll never care to do the polka
And then you'll realize the blue
hula anda bamboola are through
Tomorrow morning you'll discover
You're just a carioca lover
And when you dance it
with a new love
There'll be true love just for you
You'll dream of a new carioca
Its theme is a kiss and a sigh
You'll dream of a new carioca
When music and lights are gone
and we're saying goodbye
When music and lights are gone
and we're saying goodbye
When music and lights are gone
and we're saying goodbye