[Intro – ad libs / crowd] (Spoken / shouted, optional) Rio de Janeiro! New Year’s party tonight! Let's go dancing! [Verse 1] Midnight heat on Copacabana Barefoot dancing on the sand Sunny sky, love nirvana Feel the rhythm take my hand [Pre-Chorus] Hands up higher, feel the wave Bass is rolling like the sea A new year in Brazil, we’re so brave set my spirit free [Chorus] Lalalalalalalala, oh-oh-oh-oh, Rio de Janeiro Lalalalalalalala, ohohohoh, let the firework glow Lalalalalalalala, oh-oh-oh-oh, dance it nice and slow New Year in Rio, Rio, Rio — vámonos, let’s go! (Repeat 2x if you want a long chorus) [Verse 2] Gold confetti in the air Bodies moving, side to side Drums are calling everywhere Carnival before our eyes [Pre-Chorus] Hands up higher, feel the wave Bass is rolling like the sea Feliz Ano Novo, we’re so brave Rio, you’re the beat in me [Chorus] Lalalalalalalala, oh-oh-oh-oh, Rio de Janeiro Lalalalalalalala, ohohohoh, let the firework glow Lalalalalalalala, oh-oh-oh-oh, never let it go New Year in Rio, Rio, Rio — vámonos, let’s go! [Bridge – Latin / Lambada–Merengue hook] Baila, baila, baila, under the golden light Dance, Dance, Dance never stop the fight Lamba-lamba-lambada, feel the heaters flow Merengue in my heart, ready, set, let’s go! (Short break – just drums & claps) Oh-oh-oh-oh, Rio! Oh-oh-oh-oh, dance slow–then go! [Final Chorus / Party Outro] Lalalalalalalala, oh-oh-oh-oh, Rio de Janeiro Lalalalalalalala, ohohohoh, let the firework glow Lalalalalalalala, oh-oh-oh-oh, hearts begin to glow New Year in Rio, Rio, Rio — vámonos, let’s go! Lalalalalalalala, oh-oh-oh-oh, Rio de Janeiro Lalalalalalalala, ohohohoh, never say “no” Lalalalalalalala, oh-oh-oh-oh, feel the final blow New Year in Rio, Rio, Rio — we don’t go home, no!
