Below, you will find the lyrics for Carnival in Rio (Punk Was) by Die Toten Hosen.
Intro
Dad what was punkrock...?
Verse 1
Punk was rotten, punk was vicious
Always being unambitious
Punk was a piss-up, punk was a punch-up
Picking your nose and chucking your lunch up
Punk was obnoxious, punk was obscene
Having a pop at our dear queen
Punk was a twisted tasteless trip
Punk was a pin through her majesty's lip
We never took shit from noone, we just didn't give a fuck
If you didn't like our music, that was just your bloody hard luck
Verse 2
Punk was a riot, every night a rumble
A nice bit o'blow and a nice bit o'grumble
Punk was a sleazy, punk was a slum
Polaroid pics in bed with your mum
Punk was unhealthy, quite unclean
It was a mockery, malignant mean
Punk was criminal, punk was a con
And so was our favourite fugitive ron
Verse 3
Now open your eyes and listen my son
There's no reason to be sad
Just hang around and stay with us
It'll all be coming back
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Andreas Frege, Andreas Von Holst, Ronald Biggs