A boy went back to Napoli because he 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 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 enchilada with the fisht baccala Hey goomba I love how you dance the rumba But take some advice paisano learn-a 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 Giovanna E lo che se dice you get happy in the feets-a when you Mambo Italiano Hey chadrool you don't-a have to go to 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 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