Torero

Bullfighter

Torero

You lose sleep over the tabloidsTu pierde 'o suonno 'ncopp 'e giurnalette
And your mom's on your caseE màmmete minaccia
And your dad's getting mad,E pàtette s'arraggia,
These smoke clouds are messing with your headTe fannp girà 'a capa sti fumette
Looking at yourself in the mirrorGuardannote 'int''o specchio
You want to be a bullfighterVuoi fare il toreador
Like they do in Santa Fe, like they do in HollywoodCome fanno a santafè come fanno ad hollivud
And with this excuse, hey man, you’re not studying anymoreE cu' sta scusa, oi nì, nun studie cchiù

Oh! bullfighter!Oh! torero!
You’ve got that sombrero on your headTe si' piazzato 'ncapo stu sombrero
Saying you’re Spanish, but that’s not trueDice che si' spagnuolo e nun è overo
That maracas in your bag are ready to danceChe nacchere 'int''a sacca va a ballà
Mixing boleroMescolando bolero
With samba and cha-cha-chaCu a samba e o cha cha cha
Hey bullfighterHue torero
With those sideburns from South AmericaCu' sti basette a' sud americano
With a hitman from HavanaCu''nu sicario avana
And that shirt of yours, why?E 'a cammesella 'e picchè
Bullfighter, bullfighter, oléTorero torero olè

You’ve got those short, short pants,Te fatto 'a giancchetella corta, corta
That tight little ass'o cazunciello astritto
Or that curly hair in frontO 'o ricciulillo 'nfronte
People are laughing behind you, but you don’t careTe ride 'a gente areto e nun te 'mporta
You feel like Marlon BrandoTi senti un marlon brando
Just strutting awayChe a soasso se ne va
Through the streets of Santa FePer le vie di santafè
Through the streets of HollywoodPer le strade di hollivud
And your girl doesn’t want you anymoreE 'a 'nnammurata toia nun te vò cchiù

Oh! bullfighter...Oh! torero...