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The Girl from Ipanema Lyrics
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking and
When she passes each one she passes goes laboo-du-di-daa
When she walks, it's just like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes goes laboo-du-di-daa
Oh, how I watch her so sadly
How can I tell her I love her
Yes, I would give my heart gladly
But each day, when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at me
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking and
When she passes I go di-di-di-di-di-du-di-di-du
Wa-di-di-di-di-di-du-down
The girl, the girl, the girl
From Ipanema, from Ipanema
Way-way-way-way-di-di
Wa-wa-buia-bu-di-di-dia-bua-di-down
La-la-la-la-la-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da
Shh-ba-bu-di-dia-hum-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh
Da-da-da-ba-du-da-dun-da-dun-da
Oh, how I want her so badly
How, how can I tell her I love her
Yeah, I would give my heart gladly
But each day, when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at me
Tall and tan and young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking and
But each she passes, I smile
But she doesn't see
She ain't looking at me, uh
The girl from Ipanema goes walking and
When she passes each one she passes goes laboo-du-di-daa
When she walks, it's just like a samba
That swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes goes laboo-du-di-daa
How can I tell her I love her
Yes, I would give my heart gladly
But each day, when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at me
The girl from Ipanema goes walking and
When she passes I go di-di-di-di-di-du-di-di-du
Wa-di-di-di-di-di-du-down
The girl, the girl, the girl
From Ipanema, from Ipanema
Way-way-way-way-di-di
Wa-wa-buia-bu-di-di-dia-bua-di-down
La-la-la-la-la-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da
Shh-ba-bu-di-dia-hum-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh
Da-da-da-ba-du-da-dun-da-dun-da
How, how can I tell her I love her
Yeah, I would give my heart gladly
But each day, when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at me
The girl from Ipanema goes walking and
But each she passes, I smile
But she doesn't see
She ain't looking at me, uh
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I like the original one better, by Tom Jobim (Brazilian singer), since I'm Brazilian, and this song is one of the proud of our good culture (since today's Brazilian ''culture'' is horrible). Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Legião Urbana, Titãs, Barão Vermelho, and especially CHico Buarque are the best Brazilian artists. And after hearing some of Amy's songs, I began to think that Jobim and Buarque, especially, were some kind of inspiration to her... But it's only a guess.