| Well, boys
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| Here we are in beautiful Italy
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| This is the city of Venice
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| The city of romance and singing
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| A city filled with gondolas and the most beaut-
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| Yeah
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| And look at all those boats
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| Alvin, a gondola is a boat
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| Hey, let’s take a gondola ride
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| Yeah
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| In a boat
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| How about it, Dave?
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| Okay, fellas
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| Good idea
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| And we’ll ask the gondolier to-
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| What’s a gondolier?
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| Dave:
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| Well, a gondo-
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| Well, ugh… ah, Alvin
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| You see the man with the big mustache?
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| He’s a gondolier
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| Come on
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| Let’s get into his boat and maybe he’ll sing
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| Gondolier:
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| 'O sole mio
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| Sta 'nfronte a te!
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| 'O sole mio
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| La, la, la
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| La, la, la, la, la, la, la
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| Hey, you mouse
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| Pipe down!
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| I’m singing
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| Mouse, mouse!
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| I’m Alvin the chipmunk
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| Ma-chipmunk a-shmipmunk a-silencio
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| Now be quiet, will you
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| I’m singing
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| Alvin, will you please sit down
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| And will you please let the gondolier sing
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| Okay, okay
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| 'O sole mio
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| Sta 'nfronte a te!
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| 'O sole mio
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| Sta 'nfronte a te!
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| Alvin:
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| Mouse
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| I’ll show him mouse
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| 'O sole, 'o sole mio
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| Sta 'nfronte a te!
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| I’ll pull his mustache
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| Sta 'nfronte a te!
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| How you like that a-little mooses?
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| We’re not mooses
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| We’re chipmunks
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| Can’t ya get that straight at all?
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| Listen will ya
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| Oh, gondaliero
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| We are not mice
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| We’re singing chipmunks
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| We told you twice
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| We think you country’s nice
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| So, gondaliero
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| Don’t call us mice
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| Gondolier:
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| Why if I no a-hear I no believe-a
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| Three singing a-moosousies
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| We’re not moosousies
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| CHIPMUNKS!
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| Yeah, Chipmunks
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| Can’t ya understand?
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| Boys… boy…
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| Fellas, please sit down and stop arguing
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| Now let’s all try to get along
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| Now Mr. Gondalier
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| Would you let the boys sing along with you?
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| Ma shoes
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| That’s okay
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| Let’s a-go
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| 'O sole mio
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| Sta 'nfronte a te!
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| 'O sole mio
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| Sta 'nfronte a te!
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| 'O sole, 'o sole mio
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| Ha ha ha ha ha
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| Ma when I telling my kids
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| I’ve a-been singing with three moosouses
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| We’re not mesousies
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| And we’re not moosousies
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| And we’re not mooses
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| Or mices
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| Ah, we’re chipmunks
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| Can’t ya get that straight
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| Boys, boys please sit down
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| I think the boat is beginning to sink, fella-
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| Ugh Mr. Gondolier
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| Would you please take this back to land
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| Lis-
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| Fellas, don’t, don’t argue anymore
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| Now, Mr Gondolier
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| Don’t b-bu-
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| I’m sorry
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| Back to shore
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| Sink
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| I think we’re
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| Mr. Gondo-
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| Ugh, b-
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| Fellas, don’t argue
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| I’m sorry
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| I’m sorry |