The Carioca- words by Gus Kahn, music by Vincent Youmans and Edward Eliscu- Academy Award-winning song from the 1933 RKO movie "Flying Down To Rio" (the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers)- as recorded in New York, April 27, 1934, by New Orleans-born vocalist Connie Boswell (1907-1976) with Victor Young & his OrchestraSay, have you seen a Carioca?It's not a foxtrot or a polkaIt has a little bit of new rhythm, a blue rhythm that sighsIt has a meter that is trickyA bit of wicked wacky-wickyBut when you dance it with a new love, there's a true love in her eye You dream of a new Carioca Its theme is a kiss and a sigh You dream of a new Carioca When music and lights are gone we say goodbyeTwo heads together, they say are better than oneTwo heads together, that's how the dance is begunTwo arms around you and lips, that's why I'm yours and you are mineAnd you are mineNow that you've done the CariocaYou'll never care to do the PolkaAnd then you'll realize the blue hula and bamboola are throughTomorrow morning you'll discoverYou're just a Carioca loverAnd when you dance it with each new love, there'll be true love just for you Now you'll dream of a new Carioca Its theme is a kiss and a sigh You'll dream of a new Carioca When music and lights are gone and we're saying goodbye Goodbye
