The Queen Of Ipanema by Liz23

music , lyrics, and arrangement by michael cohen

she wakes, the sun bakes, it’s time for her walk in the sand
hair long, tight thong, body so perfectly tanned
but oh, they try to be cool
those heart-broken fools
who just about drool when she glides on by
and oh, they wink and they stare
as if she’d ever care for mortals like these
who swarm like worker bees around the queen of ipanema

in dark shades she wades out in the aquamarine
an object so perfect, like an ad in a slick magazine
but oh, those men on the s
think she needs amour
but she is so bored with all their fantasies
and oh, that look in their eye
as if they’ll start to cry if she doesn’t smile
when vainly they try to beguile the lovely queen of ipanema

gracious, curvaceous, she knows she’s a gift to the world
what she’s wearing is daring, even for such a brave rio girl
but oh, it’s the same every day
in this beachy ballet, every step of the way’s calculated
and oh, every toss of her hair
every glance, every glare must be carefully done
to make sure that everyone loves the queen of ipanema

but oh, back in ‘63
in these sands by this sea
swaying gently comes a different girl
and oh, one man’s love was so strong
that he wrote a song to show his esteem
antonio carlos jobim loved the queen of ipanema