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 workin'
'Cause this ain't no time to quit"
She said, "Go, Bossa Nova baby keep on dancin'
I'm about to have myself a fit"" - Meaning and context.">

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Bossa Nova Baby, first sung by Tippie and The Clovers (1962); recorded by Elvis Presley (1963).
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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 workin'
'Cause this ain't no time to quit"
She said, "Go, Bossa Nova baby keep on dancin'
I'm about to have myself a fit"

— Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "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 workin'
'Cause this ain't no time to quit"
She said, "Go, Bossa Nova baby keep on dancin'
I'm about to have myself a fit"" in the context of "Bossa Nova Baby, first sung by Tippie and The Clovers (1962); recorded by Elvis Presley (1963)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller" (Song lyrics: Note: The artists listed are the original (or most famous) performers of the songs, although many of the songs were subsequently covered by other artists.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

About Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. Stoller was the composer of the duo and Leiber the lyricist.