A boy went back to Napoli, because he missed the scenery) (the native dances and the charming songs, but wait a minute --) (somethings wrong! 'cause now it's...)
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano hey hey mambo mambo Italiano Go go go you mixed up Siciliano All you Calabrese do the mambo like-a crazy with the Hey mambo don't wanna tarantella, Hey mambo no more mozzarella Hey mambo mambo Italiano Try an gelato with a pesce baccalà
And then hey cumbà I love how you dance the rumba Just make some advice paesano learn how to mambo If you're gonna be a square you ain't-a gonna go anywhere Hey mambo mambo Italiano hey hey mambo mambo Italiano Go go Joe shake like a tiavanna E lo che se dice you get happy in the feets-a when you Mambo Italiano
Mamma say you stop, ora I'm gonna tell-a papà Hey citrull you don't-a have to go to the school Just make it with a big bambino It's like vino Kid you good-a looking but you don't-a know what's cooking 'til you
Hey mambo mambo Italiano Hey hey mambo mambo Italiano Ho ho ho you mixed up Siciliano E lo che se dice you get happy in the feets-a when you Mambo Italiano