Mambo Italiano Bob Merrill A girl went back to Napoli because she missed the scenery The native dancers and the charming songs But wait a minute, something's wrong... 'Cause now it's hey mambo, mambo, Italiano! Hey mambo, mambo, Italiano! Go, go, Joe, you mixed up Siciliano All you Calabrese do the mambo like crazy And hey Mambo! Don't wanna tarantella Hey Mambo! No more-a mozzarella Hey Mambo! Mambo, Italiano Try an enchilada with a fish-a-barcalada Hey, goombah! I love-a how you dance rumba But take-a some advice paisano, learn how to mambo If you're gonna be a square You're never gonna go nowhere Hey! Mambo, mambo, Italiano! Hey! Mambo, mambo, Italiano! Go, go, Joe, shake-a like a Giovano, hullo, quesadicha! You getta happy in the feets-a when you mambo, Italiano! Shake-a, baby, shake-a 'cause I love-a when you take-a me Mama say stop-a or I'm gonna tell-a Papa Hey Jagool! You don't-a have to go to school Just make a little beef flambino, it's-a like-a vino Kid, you're good-lookin' But you don't know what's-a cookin' till you Hey! Mambo, mambo, Italiano! Hey! Mambo, mambo, Italiano! Go, go, Joe, you mixed up Siciliano, it's-a so delish-a Everybody gonna preshi-ada, mambo, Italiano! |