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When In Rome (I Do As the Romans Do)
Words & Music by Carolyn Leigh & Cy ColemanRecorded by Tony Bennett, 1975
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When in Spain, for rea - sons I don't ex - plain,
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I re - main en - joy - ing a brew,
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Don't de - plore my fond - ness for fun - da - dor --
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You know how a fun - da - dor can lead to a few --
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And ba - by when in Rome, I do as the Ro - mans do.
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If per chance I'm saying fare - well to France,
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And romance drops in from the blue;
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Cher a - mour, I beg of you, please en - dure
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My taking a brief de tour with some - bod - y new --
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It's just that when in Rome, I do as the Ro - mans do.
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And though from It - a - ly I lie to you pret - ti - ly,
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Why think of me bit - ter - ly? You know that I'm true --
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'Cept now and then in Rome, I get that old yen in Rome
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And nat' - ral - ly when in Rome, I do as the Ro - mans do.
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If I write hap - pi - ly, "Best wishes from Na - po - li,"
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Don't cable me snap - pi - ly to tell me we're through,
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'Cause once a - gain in Rome, in some - bod - y's den in Rome
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Well hon - ey, when in Rome, I do as the Ro - mans,
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So just dis - re - gard the signs and the o - mens,
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When in Rome I do as the Ro - mans do.