Rosemary Clooney
Intro
[Am] [Dm]
A girl went back to Napoli
[E] [Am]
Because she missed the scenery
[F] [Dm]
The native dances and the charming songs
[B7] [E7]
But wait a minute something's wrong ...
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(instrumental)
Verse 1
[Am] [Dm/F]
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano
[Am] [Dm/F]
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano
[Am] [Dm/F]
Go go go you mixed up Siciliano
[Am]
All you Calabrese do the mambo like-a crazy with-a
Verse 2
[Am] [Dm]
Hey mambo, don't wanna tarantella
[Am] [Dm]
Hey mambo, no more mozzarella
[Am] [Dm]
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano
[Am]
Try an enchilada with a fishy baccala
Bridge
[C] [A7] [Dm]
Hey goomba I love-a how you dance the rumba
[G/B] [G] [Am] [Am(maj7)] [Am7] [Am6]
But take-a some advice paisano learn-a how to mambo
[F]
If you're gonna be a square, you ain't-a gonna go nowhere
Verse 3
[Am] [Dm]
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano
[Am] [Dm]
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano
[Am] [Dm]
Go go Joe, shake-a like a Giovanno
[Am]
E lo che se dice - get happy in the feetsa when you
[Bm] [E7] [Am]
Mambo Italiano ...
Solo
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Shake-a, shake-a, baby, cause I love-a when you take-a me ...
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Momma, say-a "Stop-a or I'm gonna tell-a Poppa!"
Bridge
[Db] [Bb7] [Ebm]
And-a hey, chadrool, you don't-a have to go to school
[Ab/C] [Ab] [Bbm] [Bb(maj7)] [Bbm7] [Bbm6]
Just make it with a big bambino it's-a like vino
[Gb]
Kid, you good-a looking but you don't know what is cooking 'til you
Verse 4
[Bbm] [Ebm]
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano
[Bbm] [Ebm]
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano
[Bbm] [Ebm]
Ho ho ho, you mixed up Siciliano
[Bm]
It's-a so delisce, ev'rybody can capisce how to
[Cm] [F7] [Bbm6]
Mambo Italiano ... that's nice-e ... Ooh!
