I was at a dance when he caught my eye

Standin' all alone lookin' sad and shy

We began to dance, swaying' to and fro

And soon I knew I'd never let him go



Blame it on the bossa nova with its magic spell

Blame it on the bossa nova that he did so well

Oh, it all began with just one little dance

But then it ended up a big romance

Blame it on the bossa nova

The dance of love



(Now was it the moon?)

No, no, the bossa nova

(Or the stars above?)

No, no, the bossa nova

(Now was it the tune?)

Yeah, yeah, the bossa nova

(The dance of love)







Now I'm glad to say I'm his bride to be

And we're gonna raise a family

And when our kids ask how it came about

I'm gonna say to them without a doubt



Blame it on the bossa nova with its magic spell

Blame it on the bossa nova that he did so well

Oh, it all began with just one little dance

But then it ended up a big romance

Blame it on the bossa nova

The dance of love



(Now was it the moon?)

No, no, the bossa nova

(Or the stars above?)

No, no, the bossa nova

(Now was it the tune? )

Yeah, yeah, the bossa nova

(The dance of love)



(Now was it the moon?)

No, no, the bossa nova

(Or the stars above ?)

FADE

No, no, the bossa nova



Note the woefully out-of-tune organ in the instrumental break of this song. Eydie Gorme

later tried a unsuccessful sequel nine months later called "Can't Get over the Bossa

Nova." Around the same time, Elvis had a related Top 10 hit, "Bossa Nova Baby" in October

of the same year. The phrase "bossa nova" means "new wave" in Portuguese.