Come To The Mardi Gras

I heard them sing, "Come to the Mardi Gras" It was Rio in spring, time for Mardi Gras I saw her there, confetti in her hair Swept along by the throne, wasn't long 'til we met When we kissed My heart beat faster, faster than a castanet You can bet We watched the moon, come to the Mardi Gras Like a painted balloon at the Mardi Gras Romance was ours beneath Brazilian stars Love is there in the air, everywhere that you are Make your sweetest dreams for two come true Come to the Mardi Gras Then something new came to Rio one night A brand-new kind of music woke 'em up like dynamite Everybody came to see, and they made, like, jubilee Jazz was added to the samba, here's how it came to be In New Orleans, I heard a Dixie band They were jumping like beans at the Mardi Gras I paid the bill, and I brought them to Brazil When they played this parade, they were made in Brazil Now each swingin' Carioca Goes for broke in Mocha Ville (one lump, no cream) That big fat moon (that sassy moon) Jumps at the Mardi Gras (jumps at the Mardi Gras) When the riverboat tune hits that oom-pa-pa (Pam-pam-pam, pam-pam-pam-pam-pam-pa) It's sweet when there's a Dixie beat Love is there in the air, everywhere lovers meet Make your sweetest dreams for two come true Come to the Mardi Gras Louisiana comes to Copacabana At that swingin' party known as Mardi Gras