Tall and tan and young and handsome The boy from Ipanema goes walking And when he passes Each girl he passes goes - ah When he walks He's like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gentle That when he passes each girl He passes goes - ah Ooh, how I watch him so sadly How can I tell him I love him Ooh, but I love him so madly When he goes for a stroll by 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 Ooh, how I watch him so sadly How can I tell him I love him Ooh, but I love him so madly When he goes for a strow by 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