When on foreign shores I am
Very truly yours I am
But if inclined to play I am
Sweetheart, that´s the way I am....
When in Spain for reasons I don´t explain
I remain enjoying a brew
Don´t deplore my fondness for fundador
You know how a fundador can lead to a few
And baby when in Rome I do as the Romans do
If per chance I´m saying farewell to France
And romance drops in from the blue
Cherchez l´amour I beg of you please endure
My taking a brief detour with somebody new
It´s just that when in Rome
I do as the Romans do
And though from Italy I lied to you prettily
Oh don´t think of me bitterly
But know that I´m true
Except now and then in Rome,
I get that old yearn in Rome
And naturally when in Rome
I do as the Romans do
E molto difficile resistere agli uomini di Italia
Per esempio, per esempio i biondi,
I biondi di Firenze, di Venezia
E i bruni di Palermo, di Milano...
You know what I mean?
If I write happily
Best wishes from Napoli
Don´t cable me snappily
To tell me we´re through
´Cause I´m once again in Rome
In somebody´s den in Rome
Well honey, but when in Rome
I do as the Romans do
So just disregard the signs and the omens
When in Rome I do as the Romans do...
Veni, vidi, vince!