Robert Parks

Lyrics

Alki Orla
Bah-dah-bup-ah-dup-pah-dah-dah-dup- ah-dah-dah
Bah-dah-bup- ah-dup-ah-dah-dah

…sand grit shifts in my shoes

Bah-dah-bup-ah-dup-pah-dah-dah-dup- ah-dah-dah
Bah-dah-bup- ah-dup-ah-dah-dah

…don’t mind when I’m with you

kissin’ hands along the Avenue
Cuiabana on my right!
Soaking the Orla view

Trumpet solo

Bah-dah-bup-ah-dup-pah-dah-dah-dup- ah-dah-dah
Bah-dah-bup- ah-dup-ah-dah-dah

…samba sways with the pines

Bah-dah-bup-ah-dup-pah-dah-dah-dup- ah-dah-dah
Bah-dah-bup- ah-dup-ah-dah-dah

…a sun day and Alki shines

cinnamon amidst the alabaster
today she glistens like a Star
fish spread-out to catch the rays


Vamos vai!
a Brasiliero when Seattle’s palate
Only offers shades of gray
Vai vai vai!
but then this Alki Orla’s reminisces of Rio today
Grand Olympic Mtn. Sugar Loaf
Corcovado -
Big needle cross the bay

Written by Robert Parks '07