Lou Monte
Lou Monte ( born Louis Scaglione; April 2 , 1917 – June 12 , 1989 ) was an Italian American singer best known for a number of best-selling , Italian-themed novelty records which he recorded for both RCA Victor and Reprise Records in the late 1950s and early 1960s , most famously "Lazy Mary" ( 1958 ) and the 1962/63 million-selling US hit "Pepino the Italian Mouse" , plus the seasonal track "Dominick the Donkey" . 
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