[CITIZENS OF MERANO]   O light the heart   That lingers in Merano   Merano! The spa no   Connoisseur of spas would miss   So healthy   Highly recommended   Is this sweet metropolis   Mental and physical bliss!      The gods have smiled   And bless-ed is Merano   Merano! There are no   Fitter burghers to be found   Such vigour!   Take the time to taste us   We'll give you a welcome that's typically Tirol   For then we are sure of our ground   Fight now we're Italian -- we used to be German   The border keeps shifting around      [MAYOR]   Speaking as one of the patriarchs   I don't mind taking your lira or marks      [CITIZENS]   Oh I get high when I saunter by the mountains of Merano   Rosy-cheeked Merano   Flourishing to a fault   The sparkling streams, the bracing air   The therapeutic salt   I'd have to be carried away to call a halt!      Oh I feel great in this bouncing state o hail to the Merano   Hearty hale Merano   Any objections? Nein!   Where breathing in will turn you on   Where water tastes like wine   Get out your get up and go and get in line   It's living your life in a show by Rodgers and Hammerstein!      O sad the soul   Who passes by Merano   Merano! so far no   Soul has ever passed us by   They love us   Why not stay forever?   Oh so many reasons why   All those in favour say "Aye"   Aye!      So sing a song   Let's hear it for Merano   Merano! Soprano   Alto, tenor, bass agree   We're wholesome   What a happy haven   This is a place where your arteries soften   Cholesterol hasn't a chance   From mountain to valley the natural goodness   Is fighting pollution's advance      [MAYOR]   So come to us and feel the force   All major credit cards taken of course      [CITIZENS]   Oh I get high when I saunter by the mountains of Merano   Rosy-cheeked Merano   Flourishing to a fault   The sparkling streams, the bracing air   The therapeutic salt   I'd have to be carried away to call a halt      Once in a while all the gods will smile on little old Merano   Humble shy Merano   Suddenly hits the press   And I report with all the pride   And joy that I possess   Half of the world and his wife has our address   Our little town will be rife with games of chess!      [CITIZENS]   Get up your get up and go and get in line   It's living your life in a show...      [THE AMERICAN]   What a scene! What a joy!   What a lovely sight   When my game is the big sensation!   Has the mob's sporting taste   Altered overnight?   Have they found new sophistication?      Not yet! They just want to see   If the nice guy beats the bum   If it's East-West   And the money's sky-high   They all come      You can raise all you want   If you raise the roof   Scream and shout and the gate increases   Break the rules -- break the bank   I'm the living proof   They don't care how I move my pieces      I know I'm the best there is   But all they want is a show   Well that's all right -- I'll be glad to oblige   All right! I'll be glad to oblige   All right! I'll be glad to oblige   S.R.O. S.R.O.      [MAYOR & CITIZENS]   Oh I get high when I saunter by the mountains of Merano   Rosy-cheeked Merano   Flourishing to a fault   The sparkling streams, the bracing air   The therapeutic salt   I'd have to be carried away to call a halt      Oh I feel great in this bouncing state o hail to the Merano   Hearty hale Merano   Any objections? Nein!   Where breathing in will turn you on   Where water tastes like wine   Get out your get up and go and get in line   It's living your life in a show by Rodgers and Hammerstein!      Now for the sell   We put the ice into paradise, we are the salt of the earth   Sound as a bell   Check out the waters   And check out the hygiene   At which we excel   Check into an hotel   And schnell   Body and soul   Get well!