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

<instrumental break>

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: