Down in the latin quarter 倒在拉丁区

Down on dead-end street 倒在死胡同

Down in the basement brother 倒在地下室的兄弟

That's where I'm bound to be 这就是我注定是

Trading payday weekly 交易每周发薪

For a welfare check 对于福利支票

My baby's cryin' crazy 我的宝宝的哭泣疯狂

Ain't seen nothing yet 是没有看到什么还

Own a cardboard shelter 拥有一个纸板避难所

With a classic view on Rio 采用了经典视图里约

Sellin' cigarettes to the tourists down below 出卖香烟的游客楼下

Girl's a sixteen year old carnival queen 女孩是一个十六岁的狂欢节女王

Too poor to strike a match 穷得划火柴

If you know what I mean, If you know what I mean 如果你明白我的意思，如果你知道我是什么意思

But they dance to that voodoo rhythm 但是，他们跳舞的节奏巫术

Oh, they can't do without it 哦，他们不能没有它

They dance, it's such an old tradition 他们的舞蹈，它是这样一个古老的传统，

That your soul belongs 那你的灵魂属于

Your soul belongs to music 你的灵魂属于音乐

They dance 他们的舞蹈

Not too far from the ghetto 从贫民窟不太远

Life has a different feel 人生有不同的感受

Food has a different flavour 食物有不同的味道

Boot tap a different beat 引导挖掘不同的节拍

Doberman's will be watchin' 杜宾犬的会凝视着

Your every single move 你的一举一动

You know you can't trust a stranger 你知道你不能相信陌生人

Baby, oh ain't that the truth 宝贝，哦，不说真话

Oh, ain't that the truth now 呵呵，是不是真理，现在

They dance to that voodoo rhythm 他们跳舞的节奏巫术

Oh, they can't do without it 哦，他们不能没有它

They dance, it's such an old tradition 他们的舞蹈，它是这样一个古老的传统，

That your soul belongs , your soul belongs to music 那你的灵魂属于你的灵魂属于音乐

They dance to that voodoo rhythm 他们跳舞的节奏巫术

Oh, they can't do without it 哦，他们不能没有它

They dance, it's such an old tradition 他们的舞蹈，它是这样一个古老的传统，

Their souls belongs, their soul belongs to music 他们的灵魂属于，他们的灵魂属于音乐

That's why they dance 这就是为什么他们跳舞

   

They dance to that voodoo rhythm 他们跳舞的节奏巫术

Oh, they can't live without it 哦，他们不能没有它

But they dance, it's such an old tradition 但是，他们跳舞，它是这样一个古老的传统，

Your soul belongs, your soul belongs to music 你的灵魂属于你的灵魂属于音乐

That's why you dance 这就是为什么你跳舞