When on foreign shores I am
Very truly yours I am
But if inclined to play I am
Sweetheart, that's the way I amWhen 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 fewAnd 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 doAnd though from Italy I lied to you prettily
Oh don't think of me bitterly
But know that I'm trueExcept now and then in Rome
I get that old yearn in Rome
And naturally when in Rome
I do as the Romans doE molto difficile resistere agli uomini dItalia
Per esempio, per esempio i biondi
I biondi di Fiorenze, 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 honeybunch, when in Rome
I do as the Romans doSo just disregard the signs and the omens
When in Rome I do as the Romans do
Veni, vidi, Vince?
Songwriters
COLEMAN, CY/LEIGH, CAROLYNPublished by
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