| It was down in Chinatown
| Era giù a Chinatown
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| All the cokies laid around
| Tutti i cokies in giro
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| Some were high and some were mighty low;
| Alcuni erano alti e alcuni erano molto bassi;
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| There were millions on the floor
| C'erano milioni sul pavimento
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| When a knock came on the door
| Quando bussano alla porta
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| And there stood old Smokey Joe
| E lì c'era il vecchio Smokey Joe
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| He was sweatin', cold and pale
| Stava sudando, freddo e pallido
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| He was lookin' for his frail
| Stava cercando il suo fragile
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| He was broke and all his junk ran out;
| Era al verde e tutta la sua spazzatura è finita;
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| Nobody made a sound
| Nessuno ha emesso un suono
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| As he stood and looked around
| Mentre si fermava e si guardava intorno
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| And then you hear old Smoky shout:
| E poi senti il vecchio Smoky gridare:
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| Tell me where is Minnie?
| Dimmi dov'è Minnie?
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| (Tell me where is Minnie)
| (Dimmi dov'è Minnie)
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| My poor Minnie
| Mia povera Minni
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| (Your poor Minnie)
| (La tua povera Minnie)
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| Has she been here
| È stata qui?
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| Kicking the gong around?
| Prendere a calci il gong?
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| If you don’t know Minnie
| Se non conosci Minnie
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| (If you don’t know Minnie)
| (Se non conosci Minnie)
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| She’s tall and skinny
| È alta e magra
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| (She's tall and skinny)
| (Lei è alta e magra)
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| She gets her pleasure
| Lei ottiene il suo piacere
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| Kicking the gong around
| Prendendo a calci il gong
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| Just tell her Smokey Joe
| Dille solo Smokey Joe
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| Was here and had to go
| Era qui e doveva andare
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| And as he departed
| E mentre se ne andava
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| (As he departed)
| (Mentre se ne andava)
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| The curtains parted
| Le tende si aprirono
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| (The curtains parted)
| (Le tende si aprirono)
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| And there stood Minnie
| E lì c'era Minnie
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| Kicking the gong around
| Prendendo a calci il gong
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| You just tell her Smokey Joe
| Dille solo Smokey Joe
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| Was here and had to go
| Era qui e doveva andare
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| And as he departed
| E mentre se ne andava
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| (As he departed)
| (Mentre se ne andava)
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| The curtains parted
| Le tende si aprirono
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| (The curtains parted)
| (Le tende si aprirono)
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| And there stood Minnie
| E lì c'era Minnie
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| Kicking the gong around | Prendendo a calci il gong |