tall and tan and young and lovely the girl from ipanema goes walking and when she passes each one she passes goes aah when she walks is like a samba that swings so cool and sways so gentle that when she passes each one she passes goes aah oh but 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 smile but she doesn t see oh but 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 lonely the girl from ipanema goes walking she doesn t see she doesn t see she doesn t see tall and tan and young and lovely the girl from ipanema goes walking