From the musical “Naughty Marietta”, 1910.
words by Rida Johnson Young
music by Victor Herbert
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Ah! my heart is back in Napoli
Dear Napoli, dear Napoli
And I seem to hear again in dreams
Her revelry, her sweet revelry
The mandolinas playing sweet
The pleasant fall of dancing feet
Oh, could I return, oh, joy complete
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing
Boom, boom, aye
Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing
Mandolinas gay
Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing
Boom, boom, aye
La, la, la, Ha, ha, ha, Zing, boom, aye
La, la, la, la, ha, ha, ha, zing, zing, aye
Sung here by Fred Feild: