Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano

You Wanna Be American

Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano

Wearing trousers with a crest behind...Puorte 'e cazune cu nu stemma arreto...
A little hat with the visor tilted up...na cuppulella cu 'a visiera aizata...
Strutting around in Naplespassa scampanianno pe' Tuleto
Like a tough guy, to show off...comm'a nu guappo, pe' se fa' guarda'...
You wanna be AmericanTu vuo' fa' ll'americano
American, American...mericano, mericano...
Who do you think you're fooling?sient'a mme chi t' 'o ffa fa'?
You want to live in style,tu vuoi vivere alla moda,
But if you drink 'whisky and soda'ma se bevi "whisky and soda"
Then you start feeling sick...po' te siente 'e disturba'...
You dance rock 'n' rollTu abball' o' rocchenroll
You play baseball...tu giochi a baisiboll...
But where do you get the moneyma e solde p' e' Ccamel
To pay for it all?chi te li da?
Your mom's purse!?la borsetta di mamma!?

You wanna be AmericanTu vuo' fa' ll'americano
American, American...mericano, mericano...
But you were born in Italy!ma si' nato in Italy!
Listen to me: there's nothing to do about itsient' a mme: nun ce sta niente 'a fa'
Ok, Neapolitan!ok, napulitan!
You wanna be Americantu vuo' fa' ll'american
You wanna be American!tu vuo' fa' ll'american!

How can you understand who loves youCome te po' capi' chi te vo' bbene
If you speak half in American?si tu lle parle miezo americano?
When making love under the moonquanno se fa ll'ammore sott' 'a luna
How do you manage to say 'I love you'?comme te vene 'ncapa 'e di' "I love you"?

You wanna be AmericanTu vuo' fa' ll'americano
American, American... (etc.)mericano, mericano...(ecc.)