Portugal, Oh Portugal

Intro

Oh—oh, oh—oh, ah

Ai ai, vamos, vem (vem, vem)

Verse

Tram bells calling down the yellow street,

Blue tiles smiling where the rivers meet,

Salt on my jacket, wind in my name,

I learned to love the way the sea keeps change.

Cobblestone stories under my shoes,

Old guitar sings and the moon approves,

Sardine smoke and a late-night laugh,

Turn the corner, find another photograph.

Pre-chorus

Lanterns sway like hands in time (time, time),

Footsteps find the rhythm of the climb,

Saudade folds into the wine (wine),

Come a little closer, come align.

Chorus

Portugal, oh Portugal (oh-oh),

Sing it loud from Castelo to the shore (shore, shore),

Portugal, oh Portugal (ai-ai),

Wave your colors, open up the door.

Portugal, oh Portugal (vem, vem),

Douro to the islands, rise and roar (rise and roar),

Portugal, oh Portugal (oh-oh),

I keep coming back for more — more, more.

Verse

Sun on the cliffs where the gulls declare,

Algarve amber, salt-cut air,

Porto cellars hold the dusk in jars,

Vineyard hands writing lines in scars.

Madeira gardens, laurel and stone,

Azores wild, where the whales have grown,

Market mornings, fruit and shout,

Map the miles but I’m never out.

Pre-chorus

Tiles are talking in cobalt rhyme (rhyme),

Fado mothering the tired night (night),

Old men smiling, young hearts climbing (climbing),

Take my hand, we’ll get it right.

Chorus

Portugal, oh Portugal (oh-oh),

Sing it loud from Castelo to the shore (shore, shore),

Portugal, oh Portugal (ai-ai),

Wave your colors, open up the door.

Portugal, oh Portugal (vem, vem),

Douro to the islands, rise and roar (rise and roar),

Portugal, oh Portugal (oh-oh),

I keep coming back for more — more, more.

Bridge

Na-na-na, the harbor hums (hums),

La-la-la, the moon becomes (becomes),

Streets that keep your hidden drums (drums),

Call me back when the day is done.

Ai, ai, ai — we ride and run,

Ai, ai, ai — one by one,

Hands in the air, the story spun,

Portugal, you are the only one.

Chorus

Portugal, oh Portugal (oh-oh),

Sing it loud from Castelo to the shore (shore, shore),

Portugal, oh Portugal (ai-ai),

Wave your colors, open up the door.

Portugal, oh Portugal (vem, vem),

Douro to the islands, rise and roar (rise and roar),

Portugal, oh Portugal (oh-oh),

I keep coming back for more — more, more.

Outro

Oh—oh, oh—oh, ai ai

Vou voltar, vou voltar (vou, vou),

Portugal (Portugal), Portugal (Portugal)...