[Verse]
People in Brazil are happy in the moonglow
Those who want a thrill fulfill their fonderest dreams
But when it rains
I wonder does it hamper
And put a damper
On sentimental schemes?

[Refrain]
(*)
1. What do they do on a rainy night in Rio?
What do they do when there is no starry sky?
Where do they go when they can't go for a walk?
Do they stay home and talk
Or do they sit and sigh, "Aye Aye"?

(**)
Where do they woo on a rainy night in Rio?
Where does the gay señorita say "si si"
Maybe the girl wants a tender kiss, and yet,
How tender can you get,
When you're beneath a wet palm tree?

But what do they do in Mississippi
When skies are drippy?
And what do they do when it's murky
In Alberquerque?
And what do they do in Ti Juana
When they wanna snuggle tight?
Well, that's what they do in Rio
On a rainy night!

2. (repeat *-**)

But what do they do
When skies are dreary along Lake Erie?
And what do they do when grass is dewy in old St. Louis?
And what do they do in Tallahassee
When a lassie says "alright?"
Well that's what they do in Rio
On a rainy night!


[Coda (film version transcribed)]
And what do they do it's rainy in Pennsylvanie
And what do they do when I'm Boise
And in New Joy-sie
What are they do in old Manhattan
And Statten and you'll be right
Well, that's what they do in Rio
On a rainy night!
That's what they do in Rio
On a rainy night!