boy went back to Napoli because he missed the scenery
The native dances and the charming songs
But wait a minute, something's 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 enchilada with a fish baccala

Hey goomba, I love how you dance [bad word] 
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 tiavanna
lo che si dice, you get happy in the pizza
When you Mambo italiano

Hey chadrool, 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 till you

Hey mambo, mambo italiano
Hey, hey mambo, mambo italiano
Ho, ho, ho, you mixed up Siciliano
lo che si dice, you get happy in the pizza
When you mambo italiano!