Lyrics of Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano - Dany Brillant

Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano (original)

Porti i calzoni con uno stemma dietro
una coppola con la visiera alzata
passi scampanando per Toledo
come un guappo per farti guardare
Tu vuoi fare l’americano,
mericano, mericano,
stammi a sentire: chi te lo fa fare?
Tu vuoi vivere alla moda,
ma se bevi «whisky and soda»
poi ti senti male!
Tu balli il rock and roll,
tu giochi a baseball,
ma i soldi per le Camel
chi te li d?
La borsetta di mamm?!?
Tu vuoi fare l’americano,
mericano, mericano,
ma sei nato in Italy,
stammi a sentire: non c'?
niente da fare
ok napoletano!
Tu vuoi fare l’american,
Tu vuoi fare l’american!
Come ti pu?
capire chi ti vuole bene
se tu le parli mezzo americano?
Quando si fa l’amore sotto la luna
come ti viene in mente di dire «I love you»?
Tu vuoi fare l’americano,
mericano, mericano,
ma sei nato in Italy,
stammi a sentire: non c'?
niente da fare
ok napoletano!
Tu vuoi fare l’american,
Tu vuoi fare l’american!
…whisky soda e rock and roll

(translation)

You are wearing trousers with a crest on the back
a flat cap with the visor raised
you pass ringing through Toledo
like a guappo for you to look at
You want to be an American,
mericano, mericano,
listen to me: who makes you do it?
You want to live in fashion,
but if you drink "whiskey and soda"
then you feel bad!
You rock and roll,
you play baseball,
but the money for the Camels
who gives them to you?
Mummy's handbag?!?
You want to be an American,
mericano, mericano,
but you were born in Italy,
listen to me: isn't there?
no way
ok Neapolitan!
You want to be an American,
You want to be American!
How can you?
understand who loves you
if you speak to her half American?
When making love under the moon
how do you think to say "I love you"?
You want to be an American,
mericano, mericano,
but you were born in Italy,
listen to me: isn't there?
no way
ok Neapolitan!
You want to be an American,
You want to be American!
… Whiskey soda and rock and roll