PARODY-LYRICS
PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, February, 2013.
KEYWORDS: classicsong, multicultural

The wonderful original song, written in Neapolitan, has been recorded by Caruso, Lanza, Pavarotti, and Bocelli among others. Its famous English knock-off, "Surrender" written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman in 1961 was widely popularized by Elvis Presley.
For this parody, the difficult words in Neapolitan have been replaced by names of Presley songs and movies.
The few remaining words are similar to modern Italian and readily understood.
e = and
guarda = see
io = I
KEYWORDS: classicsong, multicultural
The wonderful original song, written in Neapolitan, has been recorded by Caruso, Lanza, Pavarotti, and Bocelli among others. Its famous English knock-off, "Surrender" written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman in 1961 was widely popularized by Elvis Presley.
For this parody, the difficult words in Neapolitan have been replaced by names of Presley songs and movies.
The few remaining words are similar to modern Italian and readily understood.
e = and
guarda = see
io = I
ma = but
'o = the
tu dice = you say
'o = the
tu dice = you say
STUCK ON ELVIS
(to the tune of "Torna A Surriento" - Return to Sorrento)
Vide ‘o movie Blue Hawaii
Moonlight Swim e Aloha ‘Oe….
One Night, e Hawaiian Wedding
Io Can’t Help Falling In Love
Guarda, gua’ Viva Las Vegas:
Santa Lucia, Tutti Frutti,
Bello Yellow Rose of Texas,
Bello Yellow Rose of Texas,
I Need Somebody to Lean On
E tu dice ‘Please Sur-render ’
Stuck on You e Love Me Tender,(ma)
Stuck on You e Love Me Tender,(ma)
Girls, Girls, Girls, It's Now or Never
You Gotta Stop Your Cheating Heart
Ma Don’t Be Cruel
All Shook Up Cryin’ in the Chapel !
All Shook Up Cryin’ in the Chapel !
Return To Se-e-ender……
Heartbreak Ho-tel !
Performing Notes
[Cm] Moonlight Swim e Aloha [Gm] ‘Oe….
One [Cm] Night, e Hawaiian [Gm] Wedding
[D] Io Can’t Help [D7] Falling In [Gm] Love
[G] Guarda, gua’ Viva Las [Am] Vegas:
[D] Santa Lucia, Tutti [G6] Frutti,
[G] Bello Yellow Rose of [Am] Texas,
I [D] Need Somebody to Lean [G] On
[G] E tu dice ‘Please Sur-[Am]-render ’
[B7] Stuck on You e Love Me [Em] Tender,(ma)
[B7] Stuck on You e Love Me [Em] Tender,(ma)
Girls, Girls, [Cm] Girls, It's Now or [G] Never
You [D] Gotta [D7] Stop Your Cheating [G] Heart
Ma [GM7] Don’t [G6] Be [Am7] Cruel [Am]
[D] All Shook Up [D7] Cryin’ in the [G6] Chapel !
[D] All Shook Up [D7] Cryin’ in the [G6] Chapel !
Re[Cm]turn To [G5+7] Se-e-en[Gm]der……
[D] Heart[D7]break Ho-[Gm]-tel !
Surrender
Gm
When we kiss my heart's on fire
Cm Gm
Burning with a strange desire,
When we kiss my heart's on fire
Cm Gm
Burning with a strange desire,
Cm Gm
And I know each time I kiss you
And I know each time I kiss you
D D7 Gm
That your heart's on fire too.
G Am
That your heart's on fire too.
G Am
So, my darling please surrender............
Torna a Surriento
Gm
Vide ‘o mare quant’è bello
Cm Gm
Vide ‘o mare quant’è bello
Cm Gm
Spira tantu sentimento,
Cm Gm
Cm Gm
Comme tu a chi tiene mente
D D7 Gm
D D7 Gm
Ca scetato ‘o faje sunà.
G Am
Guarda, gua’ chistu ciardino.
D G6
Siente, sie’ sti sciure arance:
G Am
Nu profumo accussi fino
D G
Siente, sie’ sti sciure arance:
G Am
Nu profumo accussi fino
D G
Dinto ‘o core e se ne va.
G Am
E tu dice “I’ parto, addio!”
B7 Em
E tu dice “I’ parto, addio!”
B7 Em
T’alluntane da stu core
Cm G
Cm G
De sta terra de l’ammore,
D D7 G
D D7 G
Tiene ‘o core e nun turnà?
Gmaj7 G6 Am7 Am
Ma nun me lassà !
D D7 G6 G
Ma nun me lassà !
D D7 G6 G
Nun darme stu turmiento
Cm G5+7 Gm
Cm G5+7 Gm
Torna a Sur-rien-to,
D D7 Gm
Famme cam-pà !
D D7 Gm
Famme cam-pà !
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