Shaddap you face (1981)    (video)

 

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(spoken : )      Hello, I'm Giuseppe ! I've got something

    special for you. Ready? Uni, duno, tre, quarto.

 

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1. When I was a boy just about to leave the grade,

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    Mamma used to say, “Don't stay out late,

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    with the bad boys, always shooting pool,

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    Giuseppe, don't flunk school !

 

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2. Boy you're making me sick, all the things I gotta do,

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    I can't be given no kicks, I just got to follow rules,

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    boy, you're making me sick, just to make the lousy bucks,

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    got to feel like a fool.

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    And Mamma used to say all the time :

 

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What's the matter, you ? Got no respect.

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What do you think you do? Why you look so sad ?

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It's not so bad, it's a nice place, ah, shaddap you face !

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That's my Mamma, I can remember !

 

+  A big acordeon solo !        +  B7 - E - A

 

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3. Soon there'll come a day, gonna be a big star,

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    then I'll make TV shows and the movies, get a brand new car.

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    Still I'll be myself, I don't want to change a thing,

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    still dance and sing

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    And think about the Mamma. She used to say :

 

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What's the matter, you, hey ? Got no respect.

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What do you think you do? Why you look so sad ?

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It's not so bad, it's a nice place, ah, shaddap you face !

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Mamma, she said it all the time.

 

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What's the matter, you, hey ? Got no respect.

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What do you think you do? Why you look so sad ?

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It's not so bad, it's a nice place, ah, shaddap you face !

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That’s my mama !

 

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(spoken : )     Hello, everybody. That's how today !

    I'm a radio and TV man. Did you know I had a big hit song

    in Italy with this :

 

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    Shaddap you Face. I sing this song and all of my friend abroad.

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    They're clapping their hands. That makes me feel so good.

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    You've got to learn this song. It's real simple. You see, I sing.

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    “Hey!" Then I sing the rest,         and then, at the end, we can all sing

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    "Ah Shaddap You Face" ok?

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    Let's try to do it, uno, duo, tre, quatro !

 

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What's the matter, you ? Hey ! Got no respect. Hey !

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What do you think you do? Hey ! Why you look so sad ? Hey !

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It's not so bad. Hey ! It's a nice place, ah, shaddap you face !

 

+  A       +  CHORUS   + A           + CHORUS

 

    (John Dolce)