Chorus:
... I ain't lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking now
When she passes each one she passes
Goes...
When she was just like a sunner
The swing so cool and swayze the so gentile...
When she passes each one she passes
Goes...
Ooh! how I watch I so sadly
How I cannot tell her love her
Yeah! I would give my heart gladly
But is... when she wants just to see
See looks... head not...
Chorus:
... I ain't lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking now
'Cause she passes I go ooh didididiiddle
... the girl the girl the girl from Ipanema
... ipanema...
La la la la da da da da
Da dada da should
Yeah I wanna show badly how, how can I tell her I love her
Yeah I would give my heart gladly
But each day when she was the... kept my...
Till eternity young and lovely
The girl from Ipanema goes walking it
When she passes a... she does...
She ain't looking at me
Uuh!
The first song 18-year-old Amy sang when she went to Miami to record with Salaam. He remarked that "the way she re-interpreted this bossa nova classic made me realise I was dealing with a very special talent. Her approach to the song was so young and fresh, it inspired the rest of our sessions". Recorded in May 2002.