Shaddap You Face
Joe Dolce * Track #2 On Shaddap You Face
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Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce
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Joe DolceAbout
After a decade without success in the music business, Joe Dolce moved to Australia with his then-wife and they came up with a mixed cabaret act that included an Italian character named Giuseppe. It is as Giuseppe that Dolce sings the novelty song “Shaddap You Face”.
Its lyrics came from combining a...
Shaddap You Face Lyrics
'Allo, I'm-a Giuseppe
I got-a something special-a for you, ready?
Uno, duo, tre, quatro!
When I was a boy just about the eighth-a grade
Mama used to say: "Don't stay out-a late with the bad-a boys
Always shoot-a pool, Giuseppe going to flunk-a school!"
Boy it make-a me sick all the t'ing I gotta do
I can't-a get-a no kicks always got to follow rules
Boy it make-a me sick just to make-a lousy bucks
Got to feel-a like a fool
And-a mama used to say all-a time:
What's-a matter you? Hey! Gotta no respect
What-a you t'ink you do? Why you look-a so sad?
It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place
Ah shaddap-a you face!
That's-a my mama. I can remember!
Big accordion solo!
Ah-ha ! Play dat thing! Really nice, really nice!
Soon-a come-a day, gonna be a big-a star
Den I make-a T.V. shows and-a movies
Get-a myself a new car but still I be myself
I don't want-a to change a t'ing
Still a-dance and a-sing
I think about-a mama, and she used to say:
What's-a matter you? Hey! Gotta no respect
What-a you t'ink you do? Why you look-a so sad?
It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place
Ah shaddap-a you face!
Mama, she said it all-a da time!
What's-a matter you? Hey! Gotta no respect
What-a you t'ink you do? Why you look-a so sad?
It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place
Ah shaddap-a you face!
That's-a my mama!
Hello everybody!
'At's out-a dere in-a radio and-a T.V. land
Did you know I had a big-a hit-a song in-a Italy with-a this?
Shaddap-a you face, I sing-a dis-a song
All-a my fans applaud, dey clap-a da hands
Dat-a make me feel-a so good
You ought to learn-a dis-a song
It's-a real-a simple
See I sing: "What's-a matter you?" You sing: "Hey!"
Den I sing-a da rest and den at de end we can all-a sing
"Ah, Shaddap-a you face!"
Ok, let's-a try it, really big -
Uno duo tre quatro!
What's-a matter you? Hey! Gotta no respect Hey!
What-a you t'ink you do? Hey! Why you look-a so sad? Hey!
It's-a not so bad. Hey! It's-a nice-a place
Ah shaddap-a you face!
That's-a great
What's-a matter you? Hey! Gotta no respect Hey!
What-a you t'ink you do? Hey! Why you look-a so sad? Hey!
It's-a not so bad. Hey! It's-a nice-a place
Ah shaddap-a you face!
Ok, one time for mama. Everybody!
What's-a matter you? Hey! Gotta no respect Hey!
What-a you t'ink you do? Hey! Why you look-a so sad? Hey!
It's-a not so bad. Hey! It's-a nice-a place
Ah shaddap-a you face!
Shaddap You Face Q&A
Who wrote Shaddap You Face's ?
Shaddap You Face was written by Joe Dolce.
Who produced Shaddap You Face's ?
Shaddap You Face was produced by Joe Dolce & Ian McKenzie.
What did Joe Dolce say about "Shaddap You Face"?
Dolce told People Magazine in 1981:
I’m basically saying Italians should be proud of their heritage. I wasn’t imitating my family. I was just combining as many of their phrases into one song as I could.