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:



Tony arrived from Italy

Then he met his sweet Marie

His English made his sweetheart laugh

The way he'd talk, so half and half

When he'd say: