Hey Bossa Nova:Elvis Presley.
#20 R&B and #8 on BB Hot 100
on RCA Records in 1963.
INTRO: C
#1.
C
I said, take it easy, baby, I worked all day
and my feet feel just like lead.
You got my shirt tails flyin' all over the
place and the sweat poppin out of my head.
CHORUS:
F
She said, hey, bossa nova, baby, keep on
workin' cause this ain't no time to quit.
C
She said, go, bossa nova, baby, keep on dancin'
I'm about to have myself a fit.
C G F G C
Bossa nova, bossa nova..
#2.
C
I said, hey little mama, let's sit down, have a drink
and dig the band.
She said, drink, drink, drink, oh, fiddle-de-dink..
I can dance with a drink in my hand.
CHORUS:
F
She said, hey, bossa nova, baby, keep on workin' cause
this ain't no time to drink.
C
She said go, bossa nova, baby, keep on dancin' cause I
ain't got time to think.
C G F G C
Bossa nova, bossa nova..
INTERLUDE: C F C
#3.
C
I said, come on, baby, it's hot in here and it's oh, so,
cool outside.
If you lend me a dollar I can buy some gas and we can go
or a little ride.
CHORUS:
F
She said, hey, bossa nova, baby, keep on workin' cause I
ain't got time for that.
C
She said, go, bossa nova, baby, keep on dancin' or I'll
find myself another cat.
C G F G C
Bossa nova, bossa nova..
OUTRO:
C G F G C
Bossa nova, bossa nova..
C G F G C
Bossa nova, bossa nova..
C G F G C
Bossa nova, bossa nova...........(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.