Mambo Italiano

Miss Mary arrived in Naples
coming from America
to learn all the songs,
but when she sings, what confusion!

Hey mambo,
Italian mambo,
hey mambo,
Italian mambo,
no, no, no,
it's not just Sicilian,
it's not Calabrian,
it's not a Piedmontese mambo, but...

...Hey mambo,
it's not tarantella,
hey mambo,
I don't want mozzarella,
no, no, no,
Italian mambo,
try tasting
octopus, red mullet, and cod.

Hey buddy,
you shouted all day
at full blast,
always changing the Italian
but with her mambo
she continues steadfastly
to sing only...

...Hey mambo,
Italian mambo,
hey mambo,
Italian mambo,
no, no, no,
the story ends here,
it didn't leave,
it always stayed with us
with her Italian mambo!

It's not Calabrian,
it's not a Piedmontese mambo, but....
.....Hey.....

Try tasting
octopus, red mullet, and cod,
hey, you too,
you want to eat pasta and beans
telling always, hey kid,
don't drink too much wine,
then continue steadfastly
to sing only.....

.....Hey mambo,
Italian mambo,
hey mambo,
Italian mambo,
yes, yes, yes,
the story ends here,
it didn't leave,
it always stayed with us
with her Italian mambo!

Uh! What a mambo!