Tu Vuò Fa L'Americano

You Want to Be American

Tu Vuò Fa L'Americano

You wear trousers with a crest behindPuorte o cazone cu 'nu stemma arreto
A cap with the visor raised'na cuppulella cu 'a visiera alzata.
Walking swinging in NaplesPasse scampanianno pe' Tuleto
Like a tough guy to make you look!camme a 'nu guappo pe' te fa guardà!

You want to be American!Tu vuò fa l' americano!
American! American!mmericano! mmericano
Listen to me, who will make you do it?siente a me, chi t' ho fa fa?
You want to live in styletu vuoi vivere alla moda
But if you drink whiskey and sodama se bevi whisky and soda
Then you feel disturbedpo' te sente 'e disturbà.

You dance rock and rollTu abballe 'o roccorol
You play baseballtu giochi al basebal '
But the money for Camelsma 'e solde pe' Camel
Who gives it to you? ...chi te li dà? ...
Mom's purse!La borsetta di mammà!

You want to be AmericanTu vuò fa l' americano
American! American!mmericano! mmericano!
But if you were born in Italy!ma si nato in Italy!
Listen to mesiente a mme
There's nothing to donon ce sta' niente a ffa
Okay, Neapolitan!o kay, napolitan!
You want to be American!Tu vuò fa l' american!
You want to be American!Tu vuò fa l' american!

How can you understand who loves youComme te po' capì chi te vò bene
If you speak half American to her?si tu le parle 'mmiezzo americano?
When you make love under the moonQuando se fa l 'ammore sotto 'a luna
How can you say 'I love you'?come te vene 'capa e di:"i love you!?"

You want to be American!Tu vuò fa l' americano!
American! American!mmericano! mmericano
Listen to me, who will make you do it?siente a me, chi t' ho fa fa?
You want to live in styletu vuoi vivere alla moda
But if you drink whiskey and sodama se bevi whisky and soda
Then you feel disturbedpo' te sente 'e disturbà.

You dance rock and rollTu abballe 'o roccorol
You play baseballtu giochi al basebal '
But the money for Camelsma 'e solde pe' Camel
Who gives it to you? ...chi te li dà? ...
Mom's purse!La borsetta di mammà!

You want to be AmericanTu vuò fa l' americano
American! American!mmericano! mmericano!
But if you were born in Italy!ma si nato in Italy!
Listen to mesiente a mme
There's nothing to donon ce sta' niente a ffa
Okay, Neapolitan!o kay, napolitan!
You want to be American!Tu vuò fa l' american!
You want to be American!Tu vuò fa l' american!
You want to be American!Tu vuò fa l' american!