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Though now and then your problems fall
Within the errant mate department
Forget the transatlantic call
Don't notify the State Department
For when on foreign shores I am
Very truly yours, I am
But if inclined to play I am
Dear heart, 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 Fundidor
You know how a Fundidor can lead to a few
It's just that when in Rome, I do as the Romans do
If perchance I'm saying farewell to France
And romance drops in from the blue
Cher 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 lie to you prettily
Why think of me bitterly? You know that I'm true
'Cept now and then in Rome, I get that old yearn in Rome
And naturally when in Rome, I do as the Romans do
If I write happily, "Best wishes from Napoli"
Don't cable me snappily to tell me we're through
'Cause once again in Rome, in somebody's den in Rome
Well, pussycat, when in Rome, I do as the Romans
Disregard the signs and the omens
When in Rome, I do as the Romans do
Ciao, bella!