Mambo italiano
Rosemary Clooney Lyrics

A girl went back to Napoli
A girl returned to Naples

Because she missed the scenery
Because she missed the views and surroundings.

The native dances and the charming songs
The traditional dances and beautiful songs.

But wait a minute, something's wrong
But something doesn't feel right.

Hey, mambo, mambo italiano
A call to do the Italian dance Mambo.

Go, go, go you mixed up siciliano
Go, go, you mixed up Sicilian people.

All you calabrese do the mambo like a crazy with a-
Do the Mambo in a crazy way, all you people from Calabria.

Hey mambo, don't wanna tarantella
Hey, let's not dance the tarantella.

Hey mambo, no more a mozzarella
Hey, let's not have any more mozzarella.

Hey mambo, mambo italiano
A call to do the Italian dance Mambo.

Try an enchilada with the fishy baccalà and then a-
Try an enchilada with baccalà (salted codfish) and then a-

Hey cumpa', I love a how you dance a rhumba
Hey my friend, I love how you dance the rhumba.

But take-a some advice, paesano
But take some advice, fellow countryman.

Learn-a how to mambo
Learn how to do the Mambo.

If you gonna be a square
If you are going to be boring or uncool.

You ain't a gonna go nowhere
You're not going to get anywhere.

Go, go, Joe, shake like a Giovanno
Go, go, Joe, shake your hips like Giovanni.

Hello, che si dice, getta happy in the feets-a when you
Hello, what's up, get happy in the feet when you

Mambo italiano
Do the Italian dance Mambo.

Shake-a baby, shake-a 'cause I love-a when you take a me
Shake it, baby, shake it, because I love it when you dance with me.

Mama say stop-a or I'm gonna tell papa
Mama says stop or she will tell Papa.

And-a hey jadrool you don't-a have to go to school
And hey dummy, you don't have to go to school.

Just make-a with the beat bambino
Just follow the beat, kid.

It's-a like a vino
It's like wine.

Kid, you good a lookin' but you don't a-know what's cookin' till you
Kid, you're good-looking, but you don't know what's happening until you

Ho, ho, Joe, you mixed up siciliano
Ho, ho, Joe, you mixed up Sicilian guy.

It's a so delish-a everybody come, capisci
It's so delicious that everyone should come, do you understand?

How to mambo italiano
How to do the Italian dance Mambo.

'Ats nice (uh)
That's nice.