Life is simple, never sinful   Never under, understand   It’s all so painful, non-eventful   We can’t work it, work it out      But we're early birds   And it’s our turn, turn, turn again      CHORUS:   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      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