| Many a year ago in old Sorrento |
| A certain ditty was quite the thing |
| Whenever a mother rocked her baby in Sorrento |
| This little ditty she used to sing |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| My bambino go to sleep |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| My bambino go to sleep |
| All the stars are in the skies ready to say goodnight |
| Can’t you see your doll is sleepy too? |
| Close your drowsy little eyes, mama will hold you tight |
| While she sings a lullaby to you |
| Oh, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| My bambino go to sleep |
| (Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa, and chi-lawa) |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah (la goombah) |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| My bambino go to sleep |
| (Chi, chi, chi-baba) |
| Chi, chi, chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah (la goombah) |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| My bambino go to sleep |
| All the stars are in the skies ready to say goodnight, goodnight |
| Can’t you see your doll is sleepy, too? |
| Close your drowsy little eyes, mama will hold you tight |
| While she sings a lullaby to you, ever so sweetly |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| An' chi-lawa kook-a la goombah (la la goombah! chi-baba) |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| My bambino go to sleep |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| My bambino go to sleep |
| Chi-baba, chi-baba, chi-wawa |
| My bambino go to sleep |