(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-uh crazy with the
Hey mambo, don't wanna tarantella.
Hey mambo, no more mozzarella.
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano.
Try an enchilada with a fish-uh baccalà.
Hey cumpa' I love-uh how you dance [bad word] 
But take-uh some advice paesano learn-uh how to mambo.
If you're gonna be a square you ain't-uh gonna go nowhere.
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano.
Hey hey mambo, mambo Italiano.
Go go, Joe.
Shake-uh like a Giovanna.
Hallo che si dice you get happy in the feets-uh when you
Mambo Italiano.

Hey [bad word] you don't-uh have to go to the school
Just-uh make it with a big bambino.
It's like-a vino.
Kid you good-uh looking but you don't-uh know what's-uh cooking till you
Hey mambo, mambo Italiano.
Hey hey mambo, mambo Italiano.
Ho ho ho you mixed up Siciliano.
Hallo che si dice you get happy in the feets-uh when you
Mambo Italiano!

Unh!
Unh!
Unh!
Unh!
Unh!