El Huerfadrino

It all started with a barbecue at my house
Me in my mom's belly and my dad with friends
After a long afternoon where there was a lot of wine
My dad hugs one and says lovingly

I've known you for a short time, but I know you're a good guy
A child is on the way and needs a godfather

It is an honor for me that we are now compadres
Now open another bottle and let's toast to Tuesday

After a couple of years the earth swallowed the guy
Not even a letter, not even a teletype
It's the way fate goes, now I'm the orphan

Orphan, I don't know my godfather
These are the things of destiny, listen to what I tell you
They call me the Orphan
Rawhide!

Missionary in Swaziland, terrorist or peasant
Sell cars in Albania What will become of my godfather?
He will be fat or he will be thin, he will be one-eyed or he will be Chinese
He looks like Marlon Brando or he looks like Al Pacino

I just hope that one day, he crosses my path
I don't even know his name, what do I say to him? What do I say to him?

He is either in prison in Ukraine or was run over by a Scania
Was it Hannibal's dinner or was he eaten by a cannibal?
It's the way fate goes, now I'm the Orphan

Over time I have learned that the matter is all the same
I don't feel like a stranger, I just don't have a godfather

Orphan, I don't know my godfather
These are the things of destiny, listen to what I tell you
They call me the Orphan
Rawhide!