| Many a year ago in old Sorrento
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| a certain ditty was quite the thing
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| Whenever a mother rocked her baby in Sorrento
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| this little ditty she used to sing:
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| my bambino go to sleep!
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| my bambino go to sleep!
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| All the stars are in the skies ready to say «goodnight»
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| can’t you see your doll is sleepy, too?
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| Close your drowsy little eyes, mama will hold you tight
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| while she sings a lullaby to you:
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| Oh, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| my bambino go to sleep!
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| (Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa, and chi-lawa)
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah (la goombah!)
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| my bambino go to sleep!
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| (Chi, chi, chi-baba!)
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| Chi, chi, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah (la goombah!)
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| my bambino go to sleep!
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| All the stars are in the skies ready to say «goodnight, goodnight»
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| can’t you see your doll is sleepy, too?
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| Close your drowsy little eyes, mama will hold you tight
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| while she sings a lullaby to you, ever so sweetly!
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah (la la goombah! chi-baba!)
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| my bambino go to sleep!
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| my bambino go to sleep!
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| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa
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| my bambino. |
| ..
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| go to sleep! |