Ask Me Where

Lyrics

There, There, There! (Tá Lá!) [Intro – spoken, playful female voice] Bom dia! Tudo bem? That's all the Portuguese I know! Ladies and gentlemen... Welcome to Rio de Janeiro! Your tour guide today? One Polish girl with absolutely no sense of direction! I don't speak Portuguese, I don't know where I'm going... But don't worry! I know exactly where everything is! Well... kind of. [Beat drops – playful Brazilian funk] [Verse 1 – playful English rap] Welcome to Rio, come follow me, The best Polish guide you'll ever see! Sugarloaf Mountain? It's over there! Christ the Redeemer? Somewhere up there! Ipanema Beach? Just look that way! Copacabana? Not far away! I point to the left, then point to the right, And somehow I think I've got it right! [Pre-Chorus – cheeky vocals] She looks at me, I look around, Another little street that I haven't found. She asks me, "Are you sure that's where?" I say, "Of course! It's over there!" [Chorus – catchy Brazilian funk] Tá lá, tá lá, tá lá! It's over there, menina, olha lá! Sugarloaf? Tá lá! Cristo Redentor? Tá lá! Ipanema? Tá lá! Copacabana? Tá lá! Ask me where, I'll always say, "It's over there!" — all day, all day! [Verse 2 – rhythmic rap, sunny and playful] Anna, Cacau and me, Walking down to Ipanema by the sea. Água de coco, sunshine too, One for me and one for you! Cacau is the dog, coco's the drink, Too much Portuguese for my Polish brain to think! We'd walk along the ocean, taking in the view, And I'd pretend I knew exactly what to do! [Verse 3 – faster English rap] I look at the pavement, I study the ground, Trying to work out which beach we've found. Is this Copacabana? Or Ipanema today? Those black-and-white stones might give it away! One street, two streets, another little turn, You'd think by now that I would learn. I know all the landmarks, I know all the names, But finding my way? That's another game! [Portuguese Rap – fast, cheeky Brazilian flow] Olha pra esquerda, olha pra direita, Essa guia polonesa não é muito perfeita! Copacabana ou Ipanema, quem vai adivinhar? Ela olha pro chão pra tentar acertar! Uma rua, outra rua, já me perdi, Sem a minha brasileira, não saio daqui! Mas se você pergunta onde fica o lugar, Eu aponto bem longe e começo a falar: "Tá lá, tá lá, pode confiar!" Mesmo sem saber como chegar! Moja żabko, vem me buscar, Porque sozinha vou me atrapalhar! [Bridge – warm, melodic, affectionate] And Arpoador, I know that place, The ocean breeze, the surfers chasing waves. The rocks, the sea, that beautiful view, I know it's somewhere special to you. I might get lost in every street, But I remember where you love to be. And all those places that we knew, Are little memories I share with you. [Spoken Break – playful dialogue] "And what's that enormous bridge over there?" "Oh, I know that one!" "That's where your mum lives!" "Over there! Across the water!" "And how do we get there?" ... "Maybe we should ask Google Maps!" [Final Chorus – energetic Brazilian funk] Tá lá, tá lá, tá lá! It's over there, menina, olha lá! Sugarloaf? Tá lá! Cristo Redentor? Tá lá! Ipanema? Tá lá! Copacabana? Tá lá! Ask me where, I'll always say, "It's over there!" — all day, all day! [Outro – spoken, laughing] So... did you enjoy the tour? Five stars, please! Would I find my way back alone? Absolutely not! But there's one thing I know for sure... My favourite part of Rio? All those little adventures with you. Tá lá!