The green room is smokin'

And the plaza's burnin' down

Throw my baby out the window

And let the joint burn down

All because it's carnival ti-i-ime

Whoa, it's carnival time

Oh, well, it's carnival time

And everybody's havin' fun

Claiborne street is a rocking

From one side to the other

The joints are jammin', packin'

And I'm about to smother

All because it's carnival ti-i-ime

Whoa, it's carnival time

Oh, well, it's carnival time

And everybody's havin' fun

Right now, it's carnival ti-i-ime

Whoa, carnival time

Oh, well, it's carnival time

And everybody's havin' fun

Well, if you put your nickel

Well now, I'll put a dime down

We can get together now

And drink us some wine

All because it's carnival ti-i-ime

Whoa, it's carnival time

Oh, well, it's carnival time

Everybody's drinking wine