I was at a dance  When he caught my eye  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    (Chorus)  Blame it on the bossa nova  With it's 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  Yea yea the bossa nova  The dance of love    Now I'm glad to say  I'm his bride to be  And we're gonna raise a family  And when our kids ask  How it came about  I gonna say to them with out a doubt    (Chorus)