Carnival in Rio (Punk Was) Lyrics in English Die Toten Hosen
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Carnival in Rio (Punk Was) by Die Toten Hosen from German to English.
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Intro
Dad what was punkrock...?
Dad what punkrock...?
Verse 1
Punk was rotten, punk was vicious
Punk was rotten, punk was vicious
Always being unambitious
Always being unambitious
Punk was a piss-up, punk was a punch-up
Punk was a piss-up, punk was a punch-up
Picking your nose and chucking your lunch up
Picking your nose and chucking your lunch up
Punk was obnoxious, punk was obscene
Punk was obnoxious, punk was obscene
Having a pop at our dear queen
Having a pop at our dear queen
Punk was a twisted tasteless trip
Punk was a twisted tasteless trip
Punk was a pin through her majesty's lip
Punk was a pin through her majesty's lip
We never took shit from noone, we just didn't give a fuck
We never took shit from noone, we just didn't give a fuck
If you didn't like our music, that was just your bloody hard luck
If you didn't like our music, that was just your bloody hard luck
Verse 2
Punk was a riot, every night a rumble
Punk was a riot, every night a rumble
A nice bit o'blow and a nice bit o'grumble
A nice bit o'blow and a nice bit o'grumble
Punk was a sleazy, punk was a slum
Punk was a sleazy, punk was a slum
Polaroid pics in bed with your mum
Polaroid pics in bed with your mum
Punk was unhealthy, quite unclean
Punk was unhealthy, quite unclean
It was a mockery, malignant mean
It was a mockery, malignant mean
Punk was criminal, punk was a con
Punk was criminal, punk was a con
And so was our favourite fugitive ron
And so what our favorite fugitive ron
Verse 3
Now open your eyes and listen my son
Now open your eyes and listen my son
There's no reason to be sad
There's no reason to be sad
Just hang around and stay with us
Just hang around and stay with us
It'll all be coming back
It'll all be coming back
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Andreas Frege, Andreas Von Holst, Ronald Biggs
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