Botcha-a-me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)
Rosemary Clooney
Written by Luigi Astore, Riccardo Morbelli, and Eddie Stanley
Peaked at # 2 in 1952
Cover version of the theme from the 1952 Italian film Una Famiglia Impossible.
Botch-a-me, I`ll-botcha you and ev`rything goes crazy
Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino
Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino
When you kiss me and I`m a-kissa you
Tra la la la la la la la la loo
Bah-bah, botch-a-me, my baby
Bah-bah-bo, bo, just say `Yes` and maybe
If-a you squeeze me and I`m a-squeeza you
Tra la la la la la la la la loo
Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
Won`t you botch-a-, botch-a-me?
Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
When you botch-a-me, I a-botcha you and ev`rything goes crazy
Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino
Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino
And then we will raise a great big family
Tra la la la la la la la la lee
Botch-a-me, I`ll-botcha you and ev`rything goes crazy
Bah-bah, botch-a-me, my baby
Bah-bah-bo, bo, just say `Yes` and maybe
If-a you squeeze me and I`m a-squeeza you
Tra la la la la la la la la loo
Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
Won`t you botch-a, botch-a-me? SPOKEN: Kiss me!!
Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
When you botch-a-me, I a-botcha you SPOKEN: C`mon a-you, kissa me, eh?!!
Bah-bah, botch-a-me, bambino
Bah-bah-bo, bo, boca piccolino
And then we will raise a great big family
Tra la la la la la la la la
Bee-oo, bye-oh, bee-oo, boo
Botch-a-me, bambino, botch-a-me
SPOKEN: That`s nice!!
TRANSCRIBER`S NOTE: Some versions, but not Clooney`s, include an intro: