(boy went back to Napoli, because he missed the scenery)
(the native dances and the charming songs, but wait a minute --)
(somethings 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 gelato with a pesce baccalà

And then hey cumbà I love how you dance [bad word] 
Just make some advice paesano learn 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 se dice you get happy in the feets-a when you
Mambo Italiano

Mamma say you stop, ora I'm gonna tell-a papà
Hey [bad word] 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 'til you

Hey mambo mambo Italiano
Hey hey mambo mambo Italiano
Ho ho ho you mixed up Siciliano
lo che se dice you get happy in the feets-a when you
Mambo Italiano