He told me happiness comes
Easily like sunshine on the first day of Summer
He wont be stopped when he's begun
Moving to the hip-swinging beat of the drum
He took me down to the carnival
With all the girls in bloom and the samba bands in season
And when up came the moon
Danced me till his rhythm was my rhyme and my reason
When he comes he takes me
To the land where the samba bands are waiting
And the carnival is in full flow
I wanna go
I will follow
The king of the carnival
And when all is said and done
Good things like this come on fast and rarely last forever
But when he beckons me to follow
How can I deny tonight just to worry about tomorrow
When he comes he takes me
To the land where the samba bands are waiting
And the carnival is in full flow
I wanna go
I will follow
The king of the carnival
How can I frown when he is around
Playful as a child but he's my man
How can this be he found the rebel in me
Always will be wild but he's my man
I wanna go
I will follow
The king of the carnival
Take me to the Carnival
credits
from Take Me to the Sun,
released April 5, 2011
Composer, Author, Arranger: Josh Barley, Matt Beer, Kat Drake, Kayvan Walker
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