| A girl went back to Napoli
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| Because she missed the scenery,
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| The native dances and the charming songs.
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| But wait a minute, something’s wrong.
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| Hey mambo, mambo Italiano!
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| Hey mambo, mambo Italiano!
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| Go go go you mixed up Siciliano
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| All you Calabrese do the mambo like-a crazy with the…
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| Hey mabo don’t wanna tarantella
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| Hey mambo no more mozzarella
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| Hey mambo, mambo Italiano!
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| Try an enchilada with a fish baccala and the…
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| Hey goomba, I love how you dance the rumba
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| But take some advice paisano learn how to mambo
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| If you’re gonna be a square you ain’t-a gonna go anywhere
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| Hey mambo, mambo Italiano!
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| Hey mambo, mambo Italiano!
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| Go go Joe, shake like a tiavanna
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| E lo che se dice you get happy in the pizza when you Mambo Italiano
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| (Orchestral Break)
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| Shake-a baby, shake-a, 'cause I love-a when you take-a me
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| (Orchestral Break)
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| Mama say, «You stop-a or I’m gonna tell your papa.» |
| And then…
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| Hey jadrool, you don’t-a have to go to school,
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| Just make-a wit' the beat bambino.
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| It’s a like-a vino.
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| Kid, you good-a-lookin' but you don’t-a know what’s cookin' till you
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| Hey mambo, mambo Italiano!
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| Hey mambo, mambo Italiano!
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| Ho, ho, ho, you mixed up Siciliano.
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| it’s-a so delish'-a ev’rybody can capice-a how to
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| Mambo Italiano.
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| 'ats nice!
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| (Uhh!) |