Road To Rio: You Don't Have To Know the Language - Bob Hope

Supposing you need a vacation

Brazil is the place you should be

So you can’t understand what they’re saying

Or you can’t read a sign that you see

But, you don’t have to know the language

With the moon in the sky

And the girl in your arms

And a look in her eyes

You stop at the Copacabana

With Sugar Loaf Mountain in view

So the words on the menu mean nothing

You can’t ask a soul what to do

But, you don’t have to know the language

With the moon in the sky

And the girl in your arms

And a look in her eyes

When she smiles your way

What more would you want anyone to say?

So you sigh, just sigh

You don’t have to mention that Yankee phrase «Ay, ay»

Perhaps when you end your vacation

You bring back a bit of Brazil

So you can’t understand what she’s saying

You need an interpreter still

But, you don’t have to know the language

With the moon in the sky

And a girl in your arms

And a look in her eye, eye, eye

You don’t have to know the language

If you don’t want to say goodbye

With the moon in the sky

And the girl in your arms

It’s a look in her eyes

You don’t have to know

You don’t have to know

The language isn’t necessary

'Cause the meaning doesn’t vary

If you got the charm it takes

The language isn’t necessary

When she smiles your way

What more would you want anyone to say?

So you sigh, just sigh

You don’t have to mention that Yankee phrase «Ay, Ay»

Perhaps when you end your vacation

You bring back a bit of Brazil

So you can’t understand what she’s saying

You need an interpreter still

But, you don’t even have to know the language

With the moon in the sky

And the girl in your arms

And a look in her eyes, ay, ay, ay, ay

No, you don’t have to know the language

If you don’t want to say goodbye