Caravan Petrol [English translation]

I've rented a camel,

I've bought a turban,

a turban at La Rinascente, 1

with red and blue feathers.

With a flask in hand and a tambourine,

I'm looking for the american oil,

while the Bedouins are dancing

while the tribes are singing:

[Chorus:]

How beautiful you are

on top of this camel

with the binoculars shouldered

with the turban and the waterpipe! 2

Hey, you look weird digging this hole.

Forget it, don't bother,

there's no oil here.

Oh God, oh God, oh God!

Who put you into this?

How beautiful you are

on top of this camel

with the binoculars shouldered

with the turban and the waterpipe!

With the flask in hand and with the camel,

with the guards in front and the crowd behind,

I'm turning Tuleto3 upside down:

no one can walk anymore.

"Come on, the clown is here

he's dressed after Menelik

mixed with pepper and tobacco,

who may this Ali Baba be?

(chorus)

Oh God, oh God, oh God!

Who put me into this?

How beautiful am I

on top of this camel

with the binoculars shouldered

with the turban and the waterpipe!

1. La Rinascente (the Renaissancious) is an italian department store2. Waterpipe is a smoking device3. A Naples' neighborgood

• Artist:Renato Carosone