I was at a dance when he caught my eyes

Standin' all alone lookin' sad and shy

We began to dance swayin' 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 soon 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

Yeh,yeh, the bossa nova

Dance of love

Now I'm proud to say that 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 soon 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

Yeh,yeh, the bossa nova

Dance of love