| Lyrics: | Copyrighted title is "My Sweet Italian Man"]
[1st verse:]
Upon the day I take the
steam-a ship
And sail across the sea
I make-a much-a grieve because I leave
The girl
I love in Italy
You talk about your nice fine sweet-a gal
They don't come one, two,
three
With the first-class gal I leave in Italy
[chorus:]
My sweet Italian
gal
She love her Italian fell'
And when she love me well
I feel like I can't
tell
And say, she's got one great big heart
Like-a push-a cart
Just for her, I'd go
and put my pick and shove' in hock
I'd jump into the river and I swim-a like a rock
That's
how much I love my Italian gal
[2nd verse:]
If I would meet a nice kind fairy
queen
Who'd give my wish to me
You bet your life, I'd wish to be a fish
And swim
right back to Italy
Because the gal I love is over there
And waiting patiently
'Cause
she needs me there to help her raise a family |
