| Porti i calzoni con uno stemma dietro
| You are wearing trousers with a crest on the back
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| una coppola con la visiera alzata
| a flat cap with the visor raised
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| passi scampanando per Toledo
| you pass ringing through Toledo
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| come un guappo per farti guardare
| like a guappo for you to look at
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| Tu vuoi fare l’americano,
| You want to be an American,
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| mericano, mericano,
| mericano, mericano,
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| stammi a sentire: chi te lo fa fare?
| listen to me: who makes you do it?
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| Tu vuoi vivere alla moda,
| You want to live in fashion,
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| ma se bevi «whisky and soda»
| but if you drink "whiskey and soda"
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| poi ti senti male!
| then you feel bad!
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| Tu balli il rock and roll,
| You rock and roll,
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| tu giochi a baseball,
| you play baseball,
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| ma i soldi per le Camel
| but the money for the Camels
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| chi te li d?
| who gives them to you?
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| La borsetta di mamm?!?
| Mummy's handbag?!?
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| Tu vuoi fare l’americano,
| You want to be an American,
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| mericano, mericano,
| mericano, mericano,
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| ma sei nato in Italy,
| but you were born in Italy,
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| stammi a sentire: non c'? | listen to me: isn't there? |
| niente da fare
| no way
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| ok napoletano!
| ok Neapolitan!
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| Tu vuoi fare l’american,
| You want to be an American,
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| Tu vuoi fare l’american!
| You want to be American!
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| Come ti pu? | How can you? |
| capire chi ti vuole bene
| understand who loves you
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| se tu le parli mezzo americano?
| if you speak to her half American?
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| Quando si fa l’amore sotto la luna
| When making love under the moon
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| come ti viene in mente di dire «I love you»?
| how do you think to say "I love you"?
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| Tu vuoi fare l’americano,
| You want to be an American,
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| mericano, mericano,
| mericano, mericano,
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| ma sei nato in Italy,
| but you were born in Italy,
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| stammi a sentire: non c'? | listen to me: isn't there? |
| niente da fare
| no way
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| ok napoletano!
| ok Neapolitan!
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| Tu vuoi fare l’american,
| You want to be an American,
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| Tu vuoi fare l’american!
| You want to be American!
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| …whisky soda e rock and roll | … Whiskey soda and rock and roll |