Another January day in Rio de Janeiro
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When she walked by me, I perked up
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Amid so much perfume, I caught her scent
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I didn't hear the cavaco, tantã, or pandeiro anymore
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In the middle of the samba circle when I saw her
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Like a movie scene, my world froze
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Out of nowhere that crowd started to fade
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And the samba turned to blues when she kissed me
Beachy, wild, street-smart
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Come be my Recife carnival
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The storyline of my samba school
Beachy, wild, street-smart
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Come be my Recife carnival
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The storyline of my samba school
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The two of us cruising through the marvelous city
Just us two in a little dance
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Pour another draft, kid
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Marília Mendonça on the radio, hey
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If I climb on this stage here
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It was God who gave you to me
Beachy, wild, street-smart
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Come be my Recife carnival
_____
The storyline of my samba school
Beachy, wild, street-smart
_____
Come be my Recife carnival
_____
The storyline of my samba school
_____
Another January day in Rio de Janeiro
_____
When she walked by me, I perked up
_____
Amid so much perfume, I caught her scent
_____
I didn't hear the cavaco, tantã, or pandeiro anymore
_____
In the middle of the samba circle when I saw her
_____
Like a movie scene, my world froze
_____
Out of nowhere that crowd started to fade
_____
And the samba turned to blues when she kissed me
Beachy, wild, street-smart
_____
Come be my Recife carnival
_____
The storyline of my samba school
Beachy, wild, street-smart
_____
Come be my Recife carnival
_____
The storyline of my samba school
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Another January day in Rio de Janeiro