Intro : A girl went back to Napoli Because she missed the scenery The native dances And the charming songs But wait a minute... Something's wrong: Hey Mambo! Mambo Italiano! Hey Mambo! Mambo Italiano! Go, go, go, You mixed up Siciliano All you Calabraise Do the mambo like a crazy With a-Hey Mambo! Don't wanna tarantella Hey Mambo! no more the mozzarella Hey Mambo! Mambo Italiano! Try an enchalada with da fish-a-bacala And then hey goombah! I love how you dance the rumba But take some advice paisano Learn-a how to mambo If you gonna be a square You ain't-a gonna go nowhere The Hey Mambo! Mambo Italiano!
Hey Mambo! Mambo Italiano! Go, go Joe, shake-a like a Gioviano Hello kess-a deech You getta happy in the feets-a When you Mambo Italiano ! (...harpsichord...) Shake baby, shake 'cause I love when you take me (...harpsichord...) Mama say you stop-a or I'm gonna tell your papa And then hey jadrool! You donna have to go to school Just make-a wid da beat-a bambino It's-a like a vino Kid you're good-a-lookin' But you don't know what's cookin Till you Hey Mambo! Mambo Italiano! Hey Mambo! Mambo Italiano! Go, go, go, you mixed up Siciliano -- it's -a so delisha Everybody can capice How to Mambo Italiano !