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Artist: The Lilac Time
Canonical path: /the-lilac-time/the-king-and-queen-of-the-carioca
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The King and Queen of the Carioca
Read The King and Queen of the Carioca lyrics by The Lilac Time on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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The King and Queen of the Carioca
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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
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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
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