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Hi, I'm Jane McDonald. Did someone mention cruise?
I caught the cruising bug more than 20 years ago when I was working as a
singer on a ship. See, when I were on the ships, I had no window.
I used to have to put the television on to see what type of day it was.
It's not just us Brits who are crazy about cruising - last year,
25.8 million holiday makers worldwide chose to cruise.
There's a cruise for everyone.
There's quiet cruises, there's party cruises, there's island cruises,
there's river cruises.
And I'm just going to carry on cruising till I've found you your
perfect cruise. Try stopping me!
There's a cocktail bar over there.
This time, I've booked myself on four very different ships to give you an
idea of just how individual every cruise can be.
All these adventures to have, all with you.
There's a romantic, leisurely river cruise through the stunning French
countryside from Lyon, and down the Rhone to Arles.
And I get to see it all from the air as well.
Oh, it's breathtaking.
Or there's my island adventure in Cuba.
Rum, sun, cigars, music fiestas and a Caribbean island like no other.
Oh, we're in paradise.
And a cool Scandi tour around the Baltic.
Welcome to my yacht.
I like big ships, small ships, thin ships, fat ships, friendships,
relationships...
I like all ships!
I'm calling this my Eurovision cruise,
five countries in seven days.
Italy, Malta, Spain, France and back to Italy.
And that's five if I'm counting.
I'm so lucky to have this job.
This time, I'm cruising on the latest addition to the MSC fleet,
the Meraviglia.
Whoo!
In Malta, things start with a bang.
Whoo!
I'm overwhelmed in Barcelona...
This has completely taken my breath away.
..dance in the streets of Marseilles...
I've stepped off the ship into a musical.
..and if all that isn't enough...
Welcome to heaven on earth!
Benvenuto in Italia.
Ciao, baby!
Oh, yeah, we're here in Italy.
I've just had a cup of coffee so strong that I'm not going to blink
for the next ten minutes.
Do you know, that ship there holds more than 5,000 passengers?
5,000 passengers!
It's...
Massive!
It's time to go party.
Hasta la pasta, baby.
My journey this time is a trip around the western Mediterranean.
This ship does a circuit every week and you can get on at any stop you
fancy. I'm joining in Sicily, then on to Valletta in Malta,
Barcelona in Spain, Marseilles in France,
Genoa in Italy and finally Naples.
Look at the size of that.
It starts over here...
..and you can't even see where it finishes, it's that big.
It's... huge.
Made with over 35,000 tonnes of steel stretching nearly a third of a
kilometre and 19 decks tall and with 2,250 cabins,
she really is a behemoth and Meraviglia,
it's time to get to know you.
Oh, my!
It's like being in Las Vegas.
This is not a ship, this is a mall!
It's a chocolate restaurant.
Ha!
There's even a pub!
There's an English pub up there.
The Brass Anchor.
Oh, my goodness me.
Look at this! It's everything you want on here.
It's sparkle, glamour,
crystals, grand pianos...
New. It's very hi tech.
This will be your cruise card, Mrs McDonald.
Thank you. This will be your wristband. Your cabin will be on deck 14.
Thank you very, very much. You're welcome. Enjoy your cruise.
Thank you, nice to meet you. I'm blown away by what I've seen already.
This is fantastic!
Oh, it's not that way, it's this way.
Look at that.
Oh! Oh, this is really nice, isn't it?
Look. Oh!
Voila.
Oh!
Oh... I love a good bed!
Oops, sorry.
Oh, this is nice.
I love this bit.
I love finding my own little space on a cruise ship.
Look at that view.
On this vast, big ship, this is my little bit.
And it's new and the bed's comfy.
I've got a bath! I'm getting in it.
Shall we?
Well, you've been on my bed, you might as well get in my bath.
Oh, wow. This is something you don't get,
a bath in a normal sized cabin with a balcony.
This is wonderful.
Hello!
This ship's on a schedule and no
sooner have I got on then we're already
under way to Valletta in Malta.
Let's be honest, I'll spend more time getting lost on here than doing
my job and showing you the ship, so I'm waiting to have a chat with Rob,
one of the officers.
Oh, look at that view.
Goodbye, Italy!
Farewell! And so what if I'm having a cocktail as well?
Multi-tasking McDonald, that's me.
This is something I never, ever will get fed up of.
Seeing the sunset and...
And the view that you get from the sea. I just love it.
And drinking cocktails.
How are you doing? I'm fantastic, thank you.
Are you enjoying your first day?
I'm just having the best time.
Yeah? It's beautiful. I've had a cocktail now, the sun's out...
Perfect sail away. Oh, it is!
Where are you from? Manchester. Oh, eh...
How many bars are there are actually on here?
In total, there's 20 bars. 20? 20 bars on the ship.
Yeah. Wow. I mean,
it doesn't really matter which end of the ship you start,
you can do a pub crawl from front to back, from top to bottom.
There's bars all over, yeah.
This is my... This is the biggest thing I've ever been on.
Ha! And... Leave it.
And, er...
And I must admit, I'm, like...
It's really hi-tech for me, this, so I'm so sorry, Robert,
but those things with the...
the thing. I can't work it!
I'll show you, they're easy. Will you? Easy, yeah.
What are you looking forward to now? I'm looking forward to every single
bit of it. I'm looking forward to doing the pub crawl to 20 bars.
I'm looking forward to beautiful sunsets like this every night.
I'm looking forward to party-party and I'm looking forward to seeing
Robert again, who's going to show me around a bit.
A lot to do on here, so I don't think I'm going to be bored at all.
I'm so lucky to have this job.
Coming up... I reach new heights...
Whoa!
..and it's all going off.
Whoo!
It's the second day of my Mediterranean cruise
aboard the Meraviglia.
We've sailed south from Sicily to the magical island of Malta and its
capital Valletta.
It was absolutely beautiful sailing into Valletta this morning.
It were like being in a scene from Game Of Thrones.
I actually felt I was Khaleesi, the Queen of Dragons.
All that rugged look and any minute there should be a dragon coming over
the cliff and landing in the swimming pool for a little drink.
Erm... One didn't, obviously, but it felt as if could do, you know.
Apparently Malta's population is
only 450,000 and that's just slightly bigger than Wakefield's.
Ooh, I feel right at home here.
So I'm just going to find out now...
Which one do I go into, that one for me?
For me? Do I press that?
No. Things to do!
Give me a slate and a piece of chalk and I'll be fine.
Top things to see.
Hang on a minute, shall we do that?
Welcome to La Valletta, the capital of Malta.
Unesco-protected harbour.
It was built in the second half of
the 16th century by the French Knight
of St John, Jean de Valette.
The city has an important historical and artistic heritage with over 300
monuments. So I bet there's some nice walks here.
Because of its strategic position close to Africa,
Malta played a vital part in helping Britain win the Second World War.
Under constant bombardment for two years,
it held out against the Germans and the Italians.
To recognise their heroism,
the island was awarded the George Cross which is now part of its flag.
This is the thing about being on a ship,
you're very tempted to just stay where you are because,
one, you can't be bothered.
Two, you're quite comfortable.
Three, you're used to working to a routine every day and you're on your
holidays, you can do what you like.
So this is why you should really make an effort, cos look at this.
History is everywhere you look.
There's buildings, monuments, churches and tradition.
What's going on?
I don't actually know what I'm looking at yet.
There's some guns down here.
There's a man in uniform.
There is a man in uniform lighting something down there.
Whoo!
Oh, my God, that were loud!
Well...
That were certainly worth waiting for, wasn't it?
This ceremony dates back to 1800.
Originally, the guns were fired three times a day and marked the
opening and closing of the city gates, and lunchtime.
It's just once a day now, and do you know?
It's us tourists who keep traditions like this alive.
You see Malta is very,
very pro-British because of what happened in the war.
It fought and kept its identity and everything here and also the Queen
even lived here after she'd just got married so she's got a very big
connection with Malta.
She said that living here was the only time she had a normal life.
Malta is still part of the British Commonwealth and there are reminders
of home everywhere you look.
Oh, there's actually a telephone box.
Shall we see if it works?
Yeah, it does! It's actually working.
I love a bit of tradition.
It's Queen Victoria!
"Get out my pub." It is very British, innit?
Something quite reassuring about it, isn't there?
Just, like, that's really nice.
Got it? How do you like Malta? Is it...? Yeah, it's good, yeah.
We got engaged in Malta 30 years ago.
So it's a nostalgic trip for you?
Yeah. Oh, that's nice.
We're from Wales, anyway. No, I couldn't tell at all!
Just off Africa obviously.
And, erm, then there's loads of little English touches,
but it looks Egyptian with all these colours.
You're getting a little bit of everything and
it's really working well.
I'd love to see more of Malta but I've got to get back to the ship as
I've got something very special lined up.
What's going on, Jane?
I've got some access to Cirque du Soleil which is massive all over the
world and they've got their own bespoke theatre actually on MSC and
it's the only ship that has that that contract with Cirque du Soleil.
Can you imagine if he came to clean your windows?
It would be a right laugh watching him out of your bedroom window,
wouldn't it? Hello, I'm Jane.
Hello. Thank you so much for letting me come and see you.
Nice to meet you. So, you're obviously one of the main performers
in Cirque. Yes, I'm the female dancer of this cast and Tim is the
other dancer. Oh, I say!
Tim's... But he tried to be an acrobat.
He's trying to be an acrobat?
Can you show me something then?
Yeah, so, this is from my first part of my life.
OK. The rhythmic gymnastics.
But then I start to move more in a
dancing way of life and I use this...
Yeah.
You can do it.
Maybe not.
I'm almost impressed. Stop it!
You're so not, I can tell by your face.
I was impressed. Were you?
I like you. So, this is a cheerleading team?
Yeah, this is just their warm up for the show.
This is the warm up? Mm-hm.
OK. Right.
Hey!
That's a warm up?
Oh!
If you want me to do that, it's a no.
Oh! Whoa!
You're going to...? Yeah?
Argh!
You... Oh! You're going to do that with me?
Yes!
All right. OK.
Step.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Then what do I do?
Ah!
Lay back!
Oh, gentlemen! Oh, that was fantastic.
Probably the scariest thing I've done in an awful long time.
I'm actually shaking with that.
But thank you very much for that experience.
That's something I will take to my grave.
I think... I think I'm going to have a heart attack actually.
I didn't expect that to happen!
After that I really do need to go and have a lie down and calm down.
But the party just continues everywhere on the ship.
Night-night, see you in the morning.
Now, where are my ear plugs?
Morning!
Ooh, I do feel better for a good night's sleep.
From Valletta, we're heading to Barcelona.
We've got a whole day at sea.
Fab.
This is my chance to really check
out the ship and show you what it's got.
Look at that.
Hola! Woo!
Ah, they're lovely, aren't they? Everyone is so friendly!
Lazing round the pool, grabbing a bite to eat, fun and games -
this ship's got it all.
There's even a water slide park and,
no, there are some things I won't do.
Come with me. I'm off to meet my mate, Rob.
Hello! Hiya, Jane.
How are you? You OK?
Good to see you, yeah. Are you taking me somewhere fabulous?
I've brought you to Blackpool at sea.
Blackpool at sea? It's called the virtual amusement park.
So right now, I'm going to put you on the roller-coaster,
so you don't have to take control.
Oh, my God, here we go.
Argh! Have you been on one of these before?
No. No? The roller-coasters are so realistic.
Yeah? Yeah.
JANE SCREAMS
Oh, my God!
That is the worst thing I have ever done in my life.
It was awful. You and me.
You versus me. All right.
I'm really rubbish.
He's a bit good, isn't he? He's absolutely brilliant.
I tell you what, when I first came here I thought,
I don't want to be up here. But it is the best time.
I am a lover, not a fighter.
JANE SCREAMS
Oh, my God.
Take that, sucker.
It's unbelievable.
Is there anything normal without guns or throwing up?
I'll take you to do something a little bit more...
A bit more in my pace?
A bit more in your pace, yeah. Good.
This is better.
If I am honest, I am not really one for spontaneous dancing,
but the whole atmosphere here is, have fun, have a go.
And it's infectious, so why not?
This is a little bit of tranquillity in this mass of chaos on this ship.
There is absolutely everything.
Shops, kids areas, theme parks.
You could even meet the captain and have your photo taken.
And it is...
..so overwhelming. But there's 5,000 people on here that you've got to
entertain. And that is why there is absolutely everything here.
I am pleasantly tired.
And that is what you want to feel on your holidays.
You want to feel worn out so that when you get into that bed,
it is the best thing in the world.
And then you just wake up in the morning ready to go again.
It's perfect.
Hi. I feel I know you, I've seen you on the
telly. Oh, have you, love?
That's nice. Have you just got on today?
Yes. Oh, that is nice. Pleased to meet you. I'm Jane.
Pleased to meet you. Hi, Jane. You're going to have a ball.
You're going to have the best time ever on here.
That's the uniqueness of this, it is like a bus.
There is new people getting on all the time, and that lovely family,
they have just got on today. So we just met...
today. So there is a constant stream of people always getting on and off
the ship. Which I think is quite cool. I like that.
Where are we now? We are in Barcelona.
Where Manuel comes from, off Fawlty Towers.
What else do I know about Barcelona?
Well, it 's a fabulous song by
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe.
It is the capital of Catalonia,
and it has got a very famous football team.
But apparently there is one must-see thing here, and I am on my way now.
Hola. Flippin' heck.
Look at that. Oh, my God.
The Sagrada Familia.
Apparently, the Sagrada Familia is
Antoni Gaudi's greatest and most famous
creation. "He was quite eccentric."
You don't say. It looks like loads of fruit.
Raspberries, bananas.
Work began on this in 1882 and is expected to finish in 2041.
That's a hell of a contract, isn't it?
That is real passion there because of the hand behind the head,
which means so much more.
Do you know what that is, that couple?
It represents the kiss of Judas.
Oh, the kiss of Judas?
I thought that was pure passion.
But the whole thing is passion.
The whole facade is called the Passion Facade.
Wow. Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate that.
Thank you.
Oh, God, wow.
I get really...
I get really emotional with things like this.
This has completely taken my breath away completely again.
Everyone is going to think I'm soft.
I did not expect to feel overwhelmed.
I didn't expect to feel overwhelmed.
Every single part of it is meticulous.
You just feel the energy coming through.
Gone from the reds and the beautiful golds here straight over here
to the blues and the greens.
It is breathtaking.
Do yourselves a favour and just come and stand in this place if you get a
chance. It'll take your breath away like it's done mine.
After all the emotion of the
Sagrada Familia, I need to unwind a little.
I am ready for a bar crawl on a stick.
And I'm off.
Oh, wow. Look at this at night.
I am starting at the top of the ship and planning to drink my way
across and down. A bit like doing a crossword.
Could I have a pina colada, please?
Cheers.
Good? Oh, blimey, that's got a kick.
Hitting all these bars is a fab way to meet some other guests.
Hello. Hola. Hola.
Hello, love, you look gorgeous.
So do you. That is
for me. Thank you very, very much.
Two down, only 18 more to go.
It's really exciting, isn't it?
I love being on cruises.
I just love it. How are you?
I'm really good, how are you?
I'm a big, big fan.
There you go. Thanks very much. Really lovely to meet you.
You, too.
You are an actress? Yeah, well, I wouldn't go that far.
Oh, OK.
I'm having a brilliant time.
To be honest, I have lost count of the number of bars I have been to.
Oh, I love this. But I have given it a proper go,
and once I start dancing, I'm going to dance till I drop.
See you.
What's the plan today, Jane?
Well, I've got a day off.
I can do what I like.
I am in Marseille.
Having a lovely... It is a beautiful day.
So I am just going to have a little wander.
Marseille is the oldest city in France, founded about 600 BC.
Definitely older than Wakefield.
Bonjour, monsieur. Would you like an ice cream?
J'ai voudrais...
I would like your speciality.
Noir? Black vanilla?
Please. Yes.
What makes it black?
It is salty vanilla.
Salty vanilla? That is the secret.
We do not tell the recipe.
I see. Oh.
Oh, that is nice.
I would like to know what the special ingredient is, though.
If you know what I mean.
Have I got a black tongue? No, it looks fine.
Can we go down here?
MUSIC PLAYS
We've just stepped off the ship and walked into a musical.
Welcome to Marseille.
What is this? Why are all these people at railings?
Hi.
Bonjour. You look like you know what you're doing.
Oh, thank you.
What is this?
Tour de France. Tour de France? Yeah.
Even I know the Tour de France is a bike race.
Not just any bike race, though.
French blokes are obsessed by three things - wine,
cheese and the Tour de France.
I don't believe that. We have just turned up at the Tour de France.
You should encourage every racer.
OK. Yeah, in order to give energy.
Energy? Yeah. Pass your energy on. Yeah.
THEY CHEER
Thank you. Your name? Frederic.
Frederic, hello.
Je m'appelle Jane. Hello, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
I am here, giving my encouragement with Frederic.
See, I have even got the French way now.
Merci! Thank you.
We didn't expect this at all, did we?
We just came out to have a look around Marseille off the ship and I
think I have had the best day ever.
And that is because I am on a cruise around this beautiful part of the
world, and I wouldn't have been able to do this if I hadn't got on this
cruise.
Marvellous as Marseille was, we are now heading to Genoa,
which will allow me to visit somewhere I have always dreamed of.
I'm excited because I am going to Portofino.
And Portofino is fabulous, apparently.
And I have never been to Portofino,
but I have heard such lovely things about Portofino.
Have I mentioned I'm going to Portofino?
Well, it is one of this cruise's excursions,
so I have booked myself on it.
Portofino means the Bay of Dolphins,
and is the jewel of the Italian Riviera.
Once a humble fishing village, since the 1950s,
it has been a magnet for celebrities.
Everyone from Princess Grace to Elizabeth Taylor
to the Kardashians have been here.
This is probably one of the most beautiful places I'll ever visit.
If there's one excursion you've got to do on this cruise, it's this one,
because it's just stunning.
It looks like a movie set.
Just think what it must be like
owning that house.
Delfino's is one of the most famous restaurants in the world,
did you know that? Where Elton John sat, how fab is that?
Look, they've even got red carpet out for us all.
These, I thought would work today, they're pumps,
and they're really painful because I've got all the cobbles.
Ow, see what I mean?
There's only one thing for it.
I'll have to buy some different shoes.
Plenty of wedge on there so the cobbles won't get me.
And a bit of a wide fit to accommodate my bunions.
Italy is the home of Gucci, Prada,
Dolce & Gabbana, so really, any excuse.
It is possible to try the two.
Can I try them both?
I do look a bit like Frankenstein in these, don't I?
They're very nice, but I think they're for someone
with very dainty feet.
How much? This is 210.
210?
How much for one?
For Italy. I know. You cannot put a price on comfort.
Sure. Actually, I can.
The people they come, no sale, no matter,
the sale is the quiet, in the shop.
This is my father. Yeah?
Really? This was your father's shop?
Yes.
My mother and father.
And you lived here all your life? Oh, yeah.
You wouldn't want to live anywhere else, would you?
I think no. My son, no, in Portofino, the winter is too...
For me, it's good. You don't need to go anywhere else.
I would love to live here.
These are lovely.
I think I've found my dream pair of shoes.
Thank you for saving my life.
Thank you. Bye-bye! Bye!
It's just a beautiful, beautiful place.
It's classy.
It's romantic.
It's Italy.
You see, a cruise is like a little tasting menu of all these places
that you can visit.
I've just fallen in love with Portofino,
where I will return and bring my partner here,
and have a beautiful romantic time.
I'm just going to, I'm going to sit
right there in the sunshine and watch
the world go by with a cup of coffee.
Can you lend me some euros, because I've just spent all mine?!
We'll get your coffee, take a seat. Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to heaven on Earth.
Coming up, the scenery just gets better.
And I go on a pilgrimage to the isle of Capri.
This, without a doubt, is the icing on the cake.
I'm on a cruise around the western Mediterranean.
And I've been to all sorts of wonderful places but I've come to my
final port of call. Good morning, Naples.
Now, this should be the end of my cruise, but over there is Capri,
and I've just found out that they do a trip to Capri.
I've always wanted to go to Capri to see Gracie Fields' house, really.
And I fancy doing it.
Gracie Fields was one of the biggest stars in the world in the 1930s.
Basically, the Adele of her day.
She was born above a chip shop in Rochdale,
and I grew up listening to her extraordinary voice.
SHE MOUTHS
This, without a doubt, is the icing on the cake to this cruise.
I'm on a pilgrimage. Yes!
I'm going to see our Gracie!
Gracie fell out of favour with the
British public during the Second World War.
She'd fallen in love with and married Monty Banks, who,
despite his very English name, was an Italian citizen.
If they had stayed in the UK, he would been interned,
so they went to the US and Gracie raised millions for the war effort
entertaining troops.
After the war, she received a thank you letter from Churchill who
had encouraged her to go to America.
This is Capri.
I'm here in Capri.
After all these years.
The public never forgave her for abandoning Britain in its hour of
need so she left the UK and made her home here on Capri.
Isn't it pretty?
Look at this place. I didn't expect this,
I don't know what I expected in Capri but it weren't this.
To get the most out of my visit, I enlisted the help of
Seb Lassandro, a major Gracie fan.
He's going to show me around.
Hello! Hi, welcome to Capri.
So, how come you're the keeper of the flame?
Well, I kind of fell upon that.
I first heard Gracie when I was at high school, on a compilation CD,
I thought, the lady singing Ave Maria and
Sing As We Go, it can't be the same voice. I looked into it and I found out that
she's from Rochdale, 11 miles away where I live.
I thought, interesting life story.
And it just kind of spiralled uncontrollably from there, really.
I bet she fell in love with this place, though.
Well, in her book she says,
with the marriage broken down completely to her first husband,
she said that she felt a failure so she gave up the idea of falling in
love with someone and she fell in love with somewhere.
Gracie said, "I belong in Capri." Which is why she's buried here.
Gracie was responsible for putting Capri on the map.
Her fame attracted the celebrities of the day to the club and restaurant
she built here. Marilyn Monroe came here, Greta Garbo came here,
Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, their affair broke while they were here.
That's all because of Gracie Fields? That's all because she set up this club right here. Amazing place.
Oh!
So, this was the place that she fell in love with, this bit here?
This is the Marina Piccola,
this is where Gracie first came around the corner in a horse and cart
and said, "That's it."
She saw this, before it was modernised as it is today,
little fishing village,
and she fell in love with the place.
She knew then that, I wanted to live in Capri.
This is where she set up home, she set up her restaurant.
Two of the things that she hated about Capri,
was fish and chips were terrible,
and she couldn't get bacon.
So speaking of cruise ships, what she would do is,
when a cruise ship would come into the harbour like that,
she'd send one of her restaurant staff over in a little dingy, to
say, look, Gracie will come and do a song for you if you give us a leg of
bacon. They would do it. Literally singing for her supper?
Literally singing for her supper.
Listen, when you're gagging for a bacon sandwich,
that's the only way to do it. That's what she did. Love her.
Right! This is where Gracie lived, this was the gates to her house.
And we can walk along the driveway here.
So, she would have the restaurant down there,
and every morning at 11 o'clock,
she'd go down from the main house down there to sing for the fans
that came to visit her from Rochdale or around England.
And she'd let them have five minutes with every person that came to see
her. She'd sign autographs,
she'd sing a song if they wanted it and she'd just be our Gracie.
Who owns this now? This is owned by the Swarovski crystal family.
Swarovski? Yeah.
They bought this.
That's where Gracie used to live.
Oh, Gracie.
Ain't you done well, girl?
I'm shocked at how little everybody knows about Gracie Fields.
Especially here, when she built all of this.
From nothing,
nothing here. To say this was all built by Gracie Fields,
that's quite sad, isn't it?
Gracie died in September 1979,
and the waiters from her restaurant carried the coffin here.
That's where she's buried.
Oh!
Oh.
Oh, bless.
Bless her.
Gracie's been woven in and out of my life
for quite some time, and to actually be here and pay my respects...
I feel very close to her right now.
What a trip this has been.
5,000 people on a ship this big, touring round Italy, Malta,
Spain and France.
This is a cruise that really comes together with old and new.
It's been a blast,
and I probably will need to lie down in a darkened room for two days to
get over the parties.
But it's been amazing.
# A girl went back to Napoli
# Because she missed the scenery
# The native dancers and the charming songs
# But wait a minute, something's wrong
# Hey, mambo, mambo Italiano
# Go, go, go you mixed up Siciliano
# All you Calabraise-a do the mambo like a crazy with a
# Hey mambo, don't want to tarantella
# Hey mambo, no more a mozzarella
# Hey, mambo, mambo Italiano
# Try an enchilada with fishy bacalao and then a
# Hey goombah, I love a how you dance a rhumba
# But take a some advice paisano
# Learn how to mambo
# If you gonna be a square
# You ain't a gonna go nowhere
# Hey, mambo, mambo Italiano
# Ho, ho, Joe, you mixed up Siciliano
# It's so delish, everybody come, capisha?
# Mambo Italiano. #
That's nice.
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