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Andando a Napoli…

Caravan petrol (Renato Carosone)

(Coro)
Caravan petrol, caravan petrol,
caravan petrol, caravan petrol,
caravan…
M’aggio affittato nu camello,
m’aggio accattato nu turbante,
nu turbante a’ Rinascente
cu o pennacchio rosso e blu…
Cu u fiasco ‘mmano e o tammuriello
cerco o petrolio americano,
mentre abballano e beduine,
mentre cantano e ttribbù…

Comme sì bello
a cavallo a stu camello
cu o binocolo a tracolla,
cu o turbante e o narghilè…
Uè, si curiuso
mentre scave stu pertuso,
scordatello, nun é cosa:
cà o petrolio nun ce sta…
Allah! Allah! Allah!
ma chi t’ ha ffatto fa’?
Comme sì bello
a cavallo a stu camello
cu o binocolo a tracolla
cu o turbante e o narghilè!

Cu o fiasco ‘mmano e cu o camello,
cu e gguardie annanze e a folla arreto
‘rrevutà faccio Tuleto:
nun se pò cchiù cammenà…
Jammo, é arrivato o pazzariello!
s’é travestito ‘a Menelicche,
mmesca o ppepe cu o ttabbacco…
chi sarrà st’Alì Babbà?

Comme sì bello
a cavallo a tu camello…(ecc.)

(Finale)
Allah! Allah! Allah!
ma chi mm’ha ffatto fa’?
Comme so’ bello
a cavallo a stu camello,
cu o binocolo a tracolla,
cu o turbante e o narghilè!

Going to Naples…

Caravan petrol, caravan petrol,
caravan petrol, caravan petrol,
caravan…
I hired a camel
I bought a turban
with a red and blue panache…
with a flask in my hand and a tambourine
I’m looking for the American petroleum,
while Bedouins are dancing,
while tribes are singing…

how pretty you are
riding this camel
with the binoculars over your shoulder,
with the turban and the hookah…
uè, you’re funny
while digging this hole,
forget about it, it’s impossible:
there’s not petroleum here…
Allah! Allah! Allah!
what was the big idea?
how pretty you are
riding this camel
with the binoculars over your shoulder,
with the turban and the hookah…

With the flask in your hand and the camel
with the guards in front of you and the crowd behind you
I made Tuleto turn around:
here is impossible to walk anymore…
c’mon, the foolish has come!
disguised as Menelik,
is mixing pepper and tobacco…
who could be that Alì Babà?

how pretty you are
riding this camel… (etc)

(ending)
Allah! Allah! Allah!
what was the big idea?
how pretty I am
riding this camel
with the binoculars over my shoulder,
with the turban and the hookah…

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