When in Spain for reasons I don't explain I remain enjoying a brew Don't deplore my fondness for fundador You know how a fundador can lead to a few And baby when in Rome I do as the Romans do If per chance I'm saying farewell to France And romance drops in from the blue Cherchez l'amour I beg of you please endure My taking a brief detour with somebody new It's just that when in Rome I do as the Romans do And though from Italy I lied to you prettily Why think of me bitterly You know that I'm true Except now and then in Rome I get that old yearn in Rome And naturally when in Rome I do as the Romans do If I write happily Best wishes from Napoli Don't cable me snappily To tell me we're through 'Cause I'm once again in Rome In somebody's den in Rome Well pussycat, then in Rome I do as the Romans Disregard the signs and the omens When in Rome I do as the Romans do