OH THE STREETS OF ROME ARE FILLED WITH RUBBLE
AND ANCIENT FOOTPRINTS ARE EVERYWHERE
YOU COULD ALMOST THINK THAT YOU'D BEEN SEEIN' DOUBLE
ON A COLD DARK NIGHT, ON THE SPANISH STAIRS
GOT TO HURRY ON BACK TO MY HOTEL ROOM
WHERE I GOT ME A DATE WITH MONATELLI'S NIECE
SHE PROMISED SHE'D BE THERE WITH ME
WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE
OH THE TIME I SPENT INSIDE THE COLLISEUM
SAILIN ROUND THE WORLD IN A DIRTY GHONDOLA
OH TO BE BACK IN THE LAND OF (CORPA CO - LA?)
WELL I LEFT ROME AND I HEADED FOR BRUSSELS