Torero

Tu pierde 'o suonno 'ncopp"e giurnalette

E mamme te minaccia

E patete s'arrangia.

Te fanno gira' a' capa sti "fumette,"

Guardannote 'into' 'o specchio

Vuoi fare il toreador

Comme fanno a santafe',

Comme fanno ad "ollivud"

E cu' sta scusa, oi ni, nun studie cchiu'!...

He! torero!

Te si' piazzato 'ncapo stu sombrero,

Dice che si' spagnuolo e nun e' overo

Che nacchere 'in t"a sacca vai a balla'

Mescolando bolero e "cia'-cia' " chi vuo' 'mbruglia'!

He! torero!

Cu' sti basette a' sudamericano

Cu' 'nu sicario avana e 'a cammesella 'e picche'!...

Torero, torero, ole!

I met him on a bus in barcelona

We kinda got to talkin?

But he did all to talkin?

I asked him what he did in barcelona

In sunny barcelona

And this is what he said

You are fortunate my friend

Of this there is no doubt

For every where I go the peaple shout

Torero!

Make way for don josé the great torero

In spain I am a famous caballero

I fight the bravest bull in all the land

With flip of the hip

Of the music of the band

I cha,

The bull is so confused because I cha cha

I never kill him, only if he gets in my way

Torero, torero, ole!

I never kill him, only if he gets in my way

Torero, torero, ole!