Way down in the land of the Rio Grande When people get married they always have a dance The music is grand, with a samba band And people are carried away with such romance Ole, ole, the wedding samba Will bring a timid senorita to her feet And when they play the wedding samba She will say 'I do' and seal it with a samba beat That's how it goes In fiesta time the beat of a samba is always in the air And everyone knows it's fiesta time And join in the samba around the happy pair And that is how it goes, In fiesta time the beat of a samba is always in the air And everybody knows it's fiesta time And join in the samba around the happy pair