Escrita por Jerry Leiber e Mike Stoller, foi gravada em 22 de janeiro de 1963, no Radio Recorders, em Hollwyood, California e lançada em outubro de 1963 no compacto que tinha Witchcratf como Lado B. Saiu depois no disco Fun in Acapulco, trilha sonora do filme, em dezembro de 1963. Chegou ao número 8 dos charts Billboard Hot100 e número 20 no Billboard R&B. Também chegou ao número 13 no Reino Unido. Já havia sido gravada por Tippie and Clovers em 1962.
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
She
said, hey, bossa nova baby
Keep on a workin' for
This ain't no
time to quit
She said, go, bossa nova baby
Keep on dancin'
I'm
about to have myself a fit
Bossa nova, bossa nova
I
said Hey little mama let's sit down
and Have a drink and dig the
band
She
said, drink, drink, drink
Oh, fiddle the dink
I can dance with
a drink in my hand
She
said, hey, bossa nova baby
Keep on workin' for
This ain't no
time to drink
She said, go, bossa nova baby
Keep on
dancin'
'Cause I ain't got time to think
Bossa nova, bossa nova
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 for a little ride
She
said, hey bossa nova baby
Keep on workin' for
I ain't got time
for that
She said, go, bossa nova baby
Keep on dancin'
Or
I'll find myself another cat
Bossa nova, bossa nova
Bossa nova, bossa nova
Bossa nova, bossa nova
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Elio Pace ao vivo em 2010, na BBC:
Tippie and The Clovers: