Tu Vuò Fa L'americano

You Want to Be American

Tu Vuò Fa L'americano

You wear trousers with a creasePuorte 'e calzune cu nu stemma arreta
A cap with the visor upNa cuppulella cu 'a visiera aizata
You stroll around TuletaPassa scampanianno pe' Tuleta
Like a tough guy, to make you lookComm'a nu guappo, pe' te fa' guardà

You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' l'americano
American, American'Mericano, 'mericano
Listen to me, what will you doSient'a mme chi t' 'o ffa 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 siente 'e disturba

You dance rock'n'rollTu abball' o' rock'n'roll
You play baseballTu gioch' a baseball
But the money for the camelMa 'e sorde p' è camel
Who gives it to youChi te li dà
Mommy's purseLa borsetta di mammà

You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' l'americano
American, American'Mericano, mericano
But if you were born in ItalyMa si' nato in Italy
Listen to me, there's nothing to doSient' a mme, nun ce sta niente 'a fa
Ok, NeapolitanOk, napulitan
You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' l'American
You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' l'American

How can you understand who loves youComme te po' capi' chi te vo' bene
If you speak half AmericanSi tu le parle miezo americano
When making love under the moonQuanno se fa l'ammore sott' 'a luna
How can you say I love youComme te vene 'ncapa 'e di' I love you

You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' l'americano
American, American'Mericano, mericano
Listen to me, what will you doSient'a mme chi t' 'o 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 siente 'e disturba

You dance rock'n'rollTu abball' o' rock'n'roll
You play baseballTu gioch' a baseball
But the money for the camelMa 'e sorde p' è camel
Who gives it to youChi te li dà
Mommy's purseLa borsetta di mamma

You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' l'americano
American, American'Mericano, mericano
But if you were born in ItalyMa si' nato in Italy
Listen to me, there's nothing to doSient' a mme, nun ce sta niente 'a fa
Ok, NeapolitanOk, napulitan
You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' ll'American
You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' ll'American

You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' l'americano
American, American'Mericano, 'mericano
But if you were born in ItalyMa si' nato in Italy
Listen to me, there's nothing to doSient' a mme, nun ce sta niente 'a fa
Ok, NeapolitanOk, napulitan
You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' l'American
You want to be AmericanTu vuo' fa' l'American

Whiskey and soda and rock'n'rollWhisky e soda e rock'n'roll
Whiskey and soda and rock'n'rollWhisky e soda e rock'n'roll
Whiskey and soda and rock'n'rollWhisky e soda e rock'n'roll