The Gorilla

In the square of a city
People watched with admiration
A gorilla brought there
By the gypsies from a sideshow
With little sense of modesty
The women of that neighborhood
Contemplated the monkey
I won't say where, I won't say how
Beware of the gorilla!
Suddenly the big cage
Where the animal lived
Opened abruptly, I don't know why
Maybe it was closed poorly
The beast coming out of there
Said: Today I'll get rid of it
He was talking about virginity
Of which he was still a slave
Beware of the gorilla!
The owner started screaming
My gorilla, pay attention
He has never seen a monkey
He could get confused
Everyone present at this point
Ran away in every direction
Even the women showing
The difference between idea and action
Beware of the gorilla!
All the people run in a hurry
From here to there with great haste
Only an old lady lingers
And a young judge in a robe
Seeing that the others had scattered
The quadruped accelerated
And on the old lady and the magistrate
With four jumps he got there
Beware of the gorilla!
Bah, sighed the old lady thinking
That I was still desired
It would be quite strange
And more than anything, not hoped for
That I am mistaken for a monkey
Thought the judge out of breath
It's not possible, that's for sure
The following proves he was wrong
Beware of the gorilla!
If any of you were to
Forced with your back against the wall
Violate a judge or an old lady
I would be sure of your choice
But it so happens that the gorilla
Considered a grandiose hunk
By those who have tried it, however, doesn't shine
Neither for spirit nor for taste
Beware of the gorilla!
In fact, he, disdainful of the old lady
He heads towards the magistrate
He grabs him tightly by the ear
And drags him into the middle of a field
What happened in the tall grass
I can't say it in full
But the show was captivating
And the suspense was truly there
Beware of the gorilla!
I will only say that at the height
Of the unpleasant and dark drama
The judge cried like a calf
In the intervals he shouted for his mother
He shouted for his mother like that person
Who the day before, like a chicken
With a somewhat original sentence
Had his neck cut
Beware of the gorilla!

  1. La Città Vecchia
  2. Le Nuvole
  3. Spiritual
  4. Nella Mia Ora Di Libertà
  5. Amore Che Vieni, Amore Che Vai
  6. La Stagione Del Tuo Amore
  7. Quello Che Non Ho
  8. Andrea
  9. Via Del Campo
  10. S'ì Fosse Foco
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