You Don't Have to Know the Language

Mister Sweeney
Hello

We've a problem that is apt to spoil the trip
'Cause when we get off the ship
We know we'll never understand the language
We won't be hip!

Oh, now, Miss Andrews
After due deliberation of your problem
All you do is wooin' and wobble
Which in any language always means a miss, a kiss
And this?
Tapontinia (sic)
Ay, Amigo, now we know
Now they know
Yes, we know
Now they know
Yes, we know
Now they know

Supposin' 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 a 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

That the good one?
No, this one!

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

I know 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 the 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