[Verse 1]
In un piccolo villaggio
La nonna si dispera
“Senti il profumo di pasta
Ma cosa c’è in quella pignatta?”
Gente che rompe gli spaghetti
Un crimine senza pietà
E quel sugo di pomodoro
Troppo dolce
Non si fa!
[Verse 2]
From Naples to New York City
The madness never ends
Pineapple on a pizza? You’ve offended all our friends
Long coffees with some milk
An espresso
You ignore
My Nonno’s ghost is screaming
“Che peccato! Please
No more!”
[Chorus]
Respect the recipe
Follow the way
La cucina italiana
Don’t lead it astray
Al dente the pasta
No breaks in the strand
Unite in the kitchen
With a wooden spoon in hand!
[Bridge]
Oh
The world’s gone crazy
Mangiano così male
Cappuccino after dinner? Che disastro totale!
La nonna throws her apron
Il nonno’s rolling eyes
“Tradizione è sacra
Non accettiamo compromise!”
[Verse 3]
Boiling pasta for an hour
“It’s like mush!” they declare
Adding ketchup to the noodles? Dio mio
I despair
A jar of Alfredo sauce
The garlic drowned in cream
Italia weeps in silence
This must be a bad dream
[Verse 4]
Across the seas they butcher
Our recipes divine
Mixing meatballs with spaghetti
In one big messy line
No one checks the water
No salt
It’s all so bland
Italians in the heavens cry
“Put that in your hand!”