Mambo Italiano

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 [A7mixed up Siciliano
All you [A7Calabrese do the mambo like [F]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 [A7dance ɾumba
But take-a some advice paisano, learn how to [C7]mambo
If you're gonna be [Am]a square
You're never gonna go nowhere
Hey! Mambo, mambo, Italiano!
Hey! Mambo, mambo, Italiano!
Go, go, Joe, shake-a like [F]a Giovano, hullo, quesadicha!
You getta happy in the feets-a when you [A7mambo, Italiano!
Shake-a, baby, shake-a
'Cause I love-a when you [A7take-a me
Mama say stop-a
Or I'm gonna tell-a Papa
Hey Jagool! You don't-a have to [C7]go to [C7]school
Just make a little beef flambino, it's-a like-a vino
Kid, you're good-lookin'
But you [A7don't know what's-a cookin' till you
Hey! Mambo, mambo, Italiano!
Hey! Mambo, mambo, Italiano!
Go, go, Joe, you [A7mixed up Siciliano, it's-a so delish-a
Everybody gonna preshi-ada, mambo, Italiano!