Election in day in Italy
They say the fascists may win
I’ve been thinking about mad cow disease all month long
Maybe that can explain the condition of my mind
Always a little off track
Maybe one step out of step
But hey, I bet Willie Mays was a pretty odd duck in his day

Election day in Italy
You put on a beautiful new dress
I look exactly like the Pinocchio in our book
Maybe if Pinocchio was president instead of George Washington
Our country would be a little more fun

I want to spend the summer in Venice riding gondolas
And the fall pitching the Giants into the 8th with a chance to win
My painting’s getting better as my eyes are getting worse
The day I’m finally Michelangelo is the day I’ll probably go completely blind

And this is what I was trying to tell you
A couple of months ago in Phoenix
Maybe my lips weren’t moving
Maybe I didn’t make a sound
But I’m sure I thought it
And I can’t believe you didn’t catch on

We are going to San Gimignano
I’ve heard it’s the most beautiful place
Sometimes I think there’s so little left to say
But maybe that’s from looking forward and looking behind
Let’s spend three days without any fears
Let’s spend three days living right now
And maybe we’ll find something new
In San Gimignano

Let’s go down to the river
Let’s go down to the sea
Let the blood of Babe Ruth wash over us
And pray to the Virgin Madonna
As she sings Material Girl
One more time

Election day in Italy
They say the fascists are gonna get in
They control the newspaper
They control the TV
Maybe if I break into the Coliseum and make a speech
I can still turn this thing around
And I can’t help but think about Jesus
He’s the reason we have a new millennium
Or maybe that’s wrong
Maybe we were just ready to start counting
And Jesus came along
And got recruited
And couldn’t say no

We are going to San Gimignano
They say it’s the most beautiful place
Sometimes I feel like there’s so little left to say
But maybe that comes from looking behind and looking forward
Let’s spend three days without any cares
Let’s spend three days living right now
And maybe we’ll find something new
Maybe we’ll find something wild
Maybe we’ll find something great
In San Gimignano

(lyrics: Dan Bern)