Those Marvellous People From Brazil

They party hard and drink their fill Those marvellous people from Brazil And to their sambas dance and sway And play their drums till break of day. I'd had a few drinks more than three And I joined in the gaiety And I too could not resist their beat Those drummers had me on my feet. I am close to sixty looking gray And I have known a better day But you are old as you feel so they say And just for a few hours I felt that way. People one third of my age on the dance floor And I danced with them for two hours or more Until those years did tell on me I am not the man I used to be. The beat of drums a vibrant thing And how those marvellous drummers could sing They brought their joyous culture with them from Brazil's shore Ten thousand miles from here or more. The memory with me remain I hear them beat their drums again And I watch the dancers dance and sway Such good memories last for many a day. They brought their culture with them something great A reason for to celebrate And a reason for to dance and sway With them until the break of day. Those marvellous people from Brazil They beat on their drums and sing until The dawn lights up the morning sky We thank them for their gift of joy