Irena

She was so beautiful and barely eighteen
And went to Italy in the summer
She had long, bright blonde hair
And all the guys said, "Wow!"

She called herself just Irene
Spoke Italian, just no, no, yes, yes
Then I heard sweetly today "very good"
And then this song played in Naples

Irena, Irena, Irena, your eyes are like stars
Irena, Irena, Irena, I love your eyes
And if you ever come back to Naples
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) yes, yes, yes, yes
Then I’ll stay with you in Naples
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) yes, yes, yes, yes

Irena, Irena
Irena, Irena, I love your eyes

They walked at night when the mandolins played
And sometimes it got too heavy to pull
She listened when the troubadours sang
And saw the fishermen of Capri on the sea

But way too quickly this time came to an end
Once more the sky laughed bright blue
At farewell, thousands of hands waved
And a thousand voices laughed, "bye!"

Irena, Irena, Irena, your eyes are like stars
Irena, Irena, Irena, I love your eyes
And if you ever come back to Naples
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) yes, yes, yes, yes
Then I’ll stay with you in Naples
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) yes, yes, yes, yes