Caravan petrol

Caravan petrol!…
                Caravan petrol!…
                Caravan petrol!…
                Caravan petrol!…
                Caravan…
 
                                                               I
 
                Mm’aggio affittato nu camello,
                mm’aggio accattato nu turbante,
                nu turbante â Rinascente,
                cu ‘o pennacchio russo e blu…
                Cu ‘o fiasco ‘mmano e ‘o tammurriello,
                cerco ‘o ppetrolio americano,
                mentre abballano ‘e beduine
                mentre cantano ‘e ttribbù…
 
                Comme si’ bello
                a cavallo a stu camello,
                cu ‘o binocolo a tracolla,
                cu ‘o turbante e ‘o narghilè…
                Gué, si’ curiuso
                mentre scave stu pertuso…
                scordatello, nun è cosa:
                Ccá, ‘o ppetrolio, nun ce sta…
                Alláh! Alláh! Alláh!
                Ma chi t”ha ffatto fá?
                Comme si’ bello
                a cavallo a stu camello,
                cu ‘o binocolo a tracolla,
                cu ‘o turbante e ‘o narghilè!…

                                                              II
 
                Cu ‘o fiasco ‘mmano e cu ‘o camello,
                cu ‘e gguardie ‘nnanze e ‘a folla arreto,
                ‘rrevutá faccio Tuleto:
                nun se pò cchiù cammená…
                Jammo, è arrivato ‘o Pazzariello!
                S’è travestuto ‘a Menelicche…
                ‘Mmesca ‘o ppepe cu ‘o ttabbacco…
                Chi sarrá st’Alí Babbá!?…
 
                Comme si’ bello,
                a cavallo a stu camello…
                …………………………………
 
 
                Finale:
 
                Alláh! Alláh! Alláh!
                Ma chi mm”ha ffatto fá?
                Comme só’ bello
                a cavallo a stu camello,
                cu ‘o binocolo a tracolla,
                cu ‘o turbante e ‘o narghilè!…