Tall and tan and young and handsome The boy from Ipanema goes walking And when he passes, each girl he passes goes ahah When he walks, he's like a samba He swings so cool and sways so gently That when he passes, each girl he passes goes ahah Oh, but I watch him so sadly How can I tell him I love him Yes, I would give my heart gladly But each day when he walks to the sea He looks straight ahead, not at me Tall and tan and young and handsome The boy from Ipanema goes walking And when he passes, I smile But he doesn't see, no doesn't see Oh, but I watch him so sadly How can I tell him I love him Yes, I would give my heart gladly But each day when he walks to the sea He looks straight ahead, not at me Tall and tan and young and handsome The boy from Ipanema goes walking And when he passes, I smile But he doesn't see, no doesn't see