Written by: Cole Porter
With Dean Martin and Sammy
Davis, Jr.
Arranged by: Billy May
Orchestrated by: Morris Stoloff
From the Album: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings
From the Show: Kiss Me Kate (1948)
Label: Reprise Records
Recorded: July 10, 1963
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A troupe of strolling players
are we, not stars like L. B. Mayer's are we,
But just a simple band who roams
about the land,
Dispensing plentyof frivolity.
Mere folks who give distraction
are we, yes, and give attraction are we, oh shut up, man
But just a crazy group, that
never seeks to sosoup,
Around a pack of little on a
leash.
Well,. here we go, back to the
home country again.
We open in Venice, we next play
Verona, then on to Cremona,
Lots of laughs in Cremona, eh
boys, our next jump in Parma, that dopy mopie menace,
And Mantua and Padua, and then
we open again. where?
We open in Venice, we next play
Verona, then on to Cremona,
Lots of bars in Cremona, our
next jump is Parma, that tearless fearless menace,
And Mantua, and Padua, then we
open again. Where?
We open in Venice, we next play
Verona, then on to Cremona,
Lots of money in Cremona, our
next jump in Parma, that's ingie pingie menace,
Then Mantua, then Padua, and
then we open again, where?
We open in Venice, we next play
Verona, then on to Cremona,
Lots of players in Cremona, our
next jump in Parma, that heartless artless menace,
Then Mantua, then Padua, the we
open again. Where?
Oh, let me see now, I got a map,
let's pick out someplace.
Well just don't dicado back on
the line now, oh let's take the first canyon out of here.
As a matter fact if we hurry we
can beat the sack, for the chef's out there waiting for us.
Goodbye boys, gida, gida, gida.