Mambo Italiano
Rosemary Clooney
A girl went back to Napoli Because she missed the scenery The native dances and the charming songs But wait a minute, something's wrong Hey, mambo! Mambo italiano! Hey, mambo! Mambo italiano! Go, go, go you mixed up (sigialiano) [siciliano] All you (calabraise-a) [calabrese] do the mambo like a crazy with a Hey mambo, don't wanna tarantella Hey mambo, no more the mozzarella Hey mambo! Mambo italiano! Try an enchilada with da fish (a bac a lan) [baccala] and Hey (goombah) [cumpa], I love a how you dance a rumba But take some advice paisano Learn how to mambo If you gonna be a square You ain't a gonna go nowhere Hey mambo! mambo italiano! Hey mambo! mambo italiano! Go, go, Joe, shake like (Giovanno) [Giovanni?] Hello (kess-a-deetch-a) [che si dice] you getta happy in the feets When you mambo italiano Shake Baby shake cause I love a when you take me Mama say "stop or I'm gonna tell (papa) [papa]" And a hey jadrool you don't a have to go to school Just make a-wid da beat bambino It's a like vino Kid you good a lookin' but you don't know what's cookin' till you Hey mambo, Mambo italiano Hey mambo, Mambo italiano Ho, ho, ho, you mixed up (Sigiliano) [siciliano] it's a so (delish a) [delizia?] ev'rybody can (copisha) [capisc] How to mambo italianoooooo! 'Ats nice! UNH!14-5-05 Big Band favorite song favorite songs Favourite song Favourite Songs female vocalists fun humor jazz Jukebox Party Vol I latin oldies quirky swing
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