Oh Gondaliero (Italy) - Alvin And The Chipmunks

Well, boys

Here we are in beautiful Italy

This is the city of Venice

The city of romance and singing

A city filled with gondolas and the most beaut-

Yeah

And look at all those boats

Alvin, a gondola is a boat

Hey, let’s take a gondola ride

Yeah

In a boat

How about it, Dave?

Okay, fellas

Good idea

And we’ll ask the gondolier to-

What’s a gondolier?

Dave:

Well, a gondo-

Well, ugh… ah, Alvin

You see the man with the big mustache?

He’s a gondolier

Come on

Let’s get into his boat and maybe he’ll sing

Gondolier:

'O sole mio

Sta 'nfronte a te!

'O sole mio

La, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

Hey, you mouse

Pipe down!

I’m singing

Mouse, mouse!

I’m Alvin the chipmunk

Ma-chipmunk a-shmipmunk a-silencio

Now be quiet, will you

I’m singing

Alvin, will you please sit down

And will you please let the gondolier sing

Okay, okay

'O sole mio

Sta 'nfronte a te!

'O sole mio

Sta 'nfronte a te!

Alvin:

Mouse

I’ll show him mouse

'O sole, 'o sole mio

Sta 'nfronte a te!

I’ll pull his mustache

Sta 'nfronte a te!

How you like that a-little mooses?

We’re not mooses

We’re chipmunks

Can’t ya get that straight at all?

Listen will ya

Oh, gondaliero

We are not mice

We’re singing chipmunks

We told you twice

We think you country’s nice

So, gondaliero

Don’t call us mice

Gondolier:

Why if I no a-hear I no believe-a

Three singing a-moosousies

We’re not moosousies

CHIPMUNKS!

Yeah, Chipmunks

Can’t ya understand?

Boys… boy…

Fellas, please sit down and stop arguing

Now let’s all try to get along

Now Mr. Gondalier

Would you let the boys sing along with you?

Ma shoes

That’s okay

Let’s a-go

'O sole mio

Sta 'nfronte a te!

'O sole mio

Sta 'nfronte a te!

'O sole, 'o sole mio

Ha ha ha ha ha

Ma when I telling my kids

I’ve a-been singing with three moosouses

We’re not mesousies

And we’re not moosousies

And we’re not mooses

Or mices

Ah, we’re chipmunks

Can’t ya get that straight

Boys, boys please sit down

I think the boat is beginning to sink, fella-

Ugh Mr. Gondolier

Would you please take this back to land

Lis-

Fellas, don’t, don’t argue anymore

Now, Mr Gondolier

Don’t b-bu-

I’m sorry

Back to shore

Sink

I think we’re

Mr. Gondo-

Ugh, b-

Fellas, don’t argue

I’m sorry

I’m sorry