Calcutta [*]

Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby

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Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian (better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks), which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House", although she had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear w… more »


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1962
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I've kissed the girls in Naples, they're pretty as can be,
I've also kissed some French girls, who came from Paree.
The Spanish girls are lovely, oh yes, indeed they are,
But the ladies of Calcutta are sweeter by far.

The ladies of Calcutta will steal your heart away,
And after it is stolen, you'll say.
I've kissed the girls of Naples, I've kissed them in Paree,
But the ladies of Calcutta do something to me.

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Written by: LEE POCKRISS, PAUL VANCE, HANS BRADTKE, HERMANN GAZE

Lyrics © Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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