“My folks never would speak off-color either- in English! Italian, well, that was a different matter, lol!”
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Lazy Mary
by LOU MONTE
C’e na luna mezza’o mare
Mamma mia m’ho maritari
Figlia mia a cu t’ho dare?
Mama mia pensci tu
Se ti piglia lu pisciaolo
Tssu vai, issu viene
Sempre lu pesce a manu tiene
Se c’in gappa la fantasia ti pomperia figgliuzza mia
La lario la pisci fritt’e baccala
Oeh cumpa, na pompina ci ha ggia catta
Second Stanza
C’e na luna mezza’o mare
Mamma mia m’ho maritari
Figlia mia a cu t’ho dare?
Mama mia pensci tu
Se ti piglia lu pisciaolo
Tssu vai, issu viene
Sempre lu pesce a manu tiene
Se c’in gappa la fantasia ti pomperia figgliuzza mia
La lario la pisci fritt’e baccala
Oeh cumpa, na pompina ci ha ggia catta
And now for you nice ladies and gentlemen out there
Who don’t understand the I-talian language
I’d like to do two choruses in British
Lazy Mary you better get up”
She answered back, “I am not able”
“Lazy Mary you better get up
We need the sheets for the table”
“Lazy Mary you smoke in bed
There’s only one man you should marry
My advice to you would be
Is to pay attention to me”
“You better marry a fireman he’ll come and go,
Go and come sempr’s la pompa a mano tiene
Se c’in gappa la fantasia ti pomperia figgliuzza mia
La lario la pisci fritt’e baccala
Oeh cumpa, na pompina ci ha ggia catta
Cenata o cumma ca mi voglio marita
Dammi na vagliotta ca mi voglio marita
Dammi na vagliotta ca mi voglio marita
Dammi na vagliotta ca mi voglio marita HEY!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB6AmrC0MG0
Joyous laugh! Louis Prima and Kelly Smith did a great version of that one... Whenever they show the wedding scene in “The Godfather” and Mama and that little old man sing, I can’t help it, I sing and clap to the music, and laugh! Best part of the whole movie!
Great version!!! This thread is great, we need to keep it up all the time!!!