In my gondola, love, let us glide O'er the drowsy blue lagoon And float on the yellow tide Where sleeps the dreaming moon I'll fashion a crown you'll adore From the gold that lies shimmering there And the silvery pearls from the dripping oar I will set in your hair For I adore, I adore You Giannina mia More, more and more I adore you Giannina mia Queens there have been who in ages of old Shone more resplendent with jewels and gold Precious jewels, not half so rare, dear As the splendor of your wondrous hair, dear For I adore, I adore You, Giannina mia More, more and more I adore you, Giannina mia My heart's your throne, dear My heart's your throne, dear There you shall rule alone Alone Precious jewels, not half so rare, dear As the splendor of your wondrous hair, dear For I adore, I adore You, Giannina mia More, more and more I adore you, Giannina mia My heart's your throne, dear My heart's your throne, dear There you shall rule alone Alone