1950s–60s Italian-American crooner, swinging mandolin and accordion, lush strings, upright bass, brushed drums, warm baritone male vocal, playful and romantic, bilingual Italian/English lyrics, tarantella-flavored waltz, nightclub big-band brass, vintage mono warmth
3:08
1950s–60s Italian-American crooner, swinging mandolin and accordion, lush strings, upright bass, brushed drums, warm baritone male vocal, playful and romantic, bilingual Italian/English lyrics, tarantella-flavored waltz, nightclub big-band brass, vintage mono warmth
3:08
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Prompt:
[Intro] (spoken) Ah, Lucia... siediti, ti devo dire una cosa. [Verse 1] When Lucia smiles, the whole street stops to see, Bella come il sole, she's the only girl for me. But she's got a little dream that keeps her up at night, Un gattino nero, curled up by the light. [Pre-Chorus] Oh, I'd give her the moon, I'd give her the sea, Ma un gatto, amore... is the end of me! [Chorus] Ecciù! (Achoo!) My eyes are red, my nose is running wild, Ecciù! (Achoo!) I'm sneezing like a child. I'd climb every mountain, I'd swim every bay, But the cat, cara mia, has got to stay away! [Verse 2] Every night it's kitten videos, as far as I can see, She's sobbing at a tabby: "Amore, guarda lì!" Big tears for every whisker, oh, she cries and cries and cries, "Un gatto, per favore?" And I tell her... "Mai." [Verse 3] Every night I cook for her, the chef of our own home, Risotto and ragù, the best she's ever known. And on the sofa after, grattini, oh so fine, Who needs a little gatto when she's got me all the time? [Chorus] Ecciù! (Achoo!) My eyes are red, my nose is running wild, Ecciù! (Achoo!) I'm sneezing like a child. I'd climb every mountain, I'd swim every bay, But the cat, cara mia, has got to stay away! [Verse 4] Her mamma always dreamed of a Romeo from Rome, Instead she got a Caribbean Indian, bringing roti home. Mamma mia, what a twist, but the saints must have a plan: She prayed to God for a kitten, and He sent a sneezing man. [Bridge] Allergia, allergia, why you do this to me? Antistaminico, every day, for eternity... Maybe someday, with a pill and a prayer, We'll have a little gatto... and I'll sleep on the stairs. [Final Chorus] Ecciù! My eyes are red, but my heart is true, Ecciù! I'd sneeze my whole life through. For you, Lucia, I'd do anything you say, But the cat, cara mia, has got to stay away! [Outro] (spoken) ...Ecciù. Ti amo lo stesso.