When I was a little boy,
My mother used to take me for walks along the beach
And I remember the first time i saw these rocks all
Covered with these little hard-shelled creatures
And I asked her; "hey, ma! What are those little
Things on the rocks over there?"
And she says to me "Luigi, they're snails or periwinkles.
In the old country, they used to call them chamaru.
But your grandmother had a great name for them.
She used to call them babalucci. And this song is
All about a little snail called babalucci
I wake up in the morning, look out at the sea
Take a walk along the beach, set my spirit free
I hear the gulls a'cryin, gliding in the breeze
I see my friend the little snail, he slightly winks at me
Babalucci's on the rocks, makin love the whole day long
In the warmth of summer, all winter long
The only time he takes a break is when the tide comes in
And when it turns the other way, he starts right in again
When we first met some months ago, is family number 3
He's been such a busy snail, it's very plain to see
You can hardly see the rock its covered side-to-side
The Babalucci family, now number's 95
Babalucci's on the rocks, makin love the whole day long
In the warmth of summer, all winter long
The only time he takes a break is when the tide comes in
And when it turns the other way, he starts right in again
Maybe I should take my girl along the beach with me
Have her watch these creatures makin love beside the sea
She'd lose her inhibition, let her love run free
Then i'd be known to her alone as babalucci
Babalucci's on the rocks, makin love the whole day long
In the warmth of summer, all winter long
The only time he takes a break is when the tide comes in
And when it turns the other way, he starts right in again
Babalucci's on the rocks, makin love the whole day long
In the warmth of summer, all winter long
The only time he takes a break is when the tide comes in
And when it turns the other way, he starts right in again