Translation of the song lyrics Bombolo - Nicola Arigliano

Bombolo (original)

Era alto così, era grosso così
Lo chiamavan Bombolo
Si provò di ballar, cominciò a traballar
Fece un capitombolo
Ruzzolò di qua, rimbalzò di là
Come fa una palla
E, destin fatal, cadde in un canal
Ma rimase a galla
Pei suoi piccoli piè, pel suo grande gilet
Lo chiamavan Bombolo
E gridavano: «Ahimè, chissà mai cosa c'è
Sotto quel gilet?»

Bombolo (translation)

He was this tall, he was that big
They called him Bombolo
He tried to dance, he started to wobble
He tumbled
He tumbled over here, bounced over there
How does a ball
And, destin fatal, he fell into a canal
But he stayed afloat
For his little feet, for his big waistcoat
They called him Bombolo
And they shouted: «Alas, who knows what is there
Under that vest? "