La del Pirata Cojo

I'm not a guy with easy tears
One of those who complain just for the sake of it
If life allows it, I take control
And if not, my job still excites me

And since, besides, dreaming is free
And I don't believe in reincarnation
With a bit of imagination
I'll set off on a journey right away

To live other lives
To try out other names
To slip into the suit and skin
Of all the men I'll never be

Al Capone in Chicago, legionnaire in Melilla
Painter in Montparnasse
Merchant in Damascus, bearer in Seville
Black man in New Orleans

Dirty old man in Sodom, deported in Siberia
Sultan in a harem
Policeman not even joking, fairground winner
Gypsy in Jerez

Cardsharp in Monte Carlo, cigarette in your mouth
Taxi driver in New York
The coolest guy in the neighborhood, it's my turn to shoot
Failed in religion

Confessor of the queen, bullfighter in Cadiz
Barman in Dublin
Communist in Las Vegas, drowned in the Titanic
Flutist in Hamelin

But if I had to choose
Among all the lives, I choose

The one-legged pirate, with a wooden leg
With an eye patch, with a bad face
The old rogue, captain of a ship that would have as its flag
A pair of shinbones and a skull

The one-legged pirate, with a wooden leg
With an eye patch, with a bad face
The old rogue, captain of a ship that would have as its flag
A pair of shinbones and a skull

Three-cushion billiards player, rebel in the sky
Owner of a cabaret
Scratch on your back, tenor in Rigoletto
Pianist in a brothel

Bongo player in Havana, Casanova in Venice
Elderly man in Shangri-La
Stowaway in your bed, orchestra vocalist
Best time in Le Mans

Crime reporter, detective in trouble
Preserved in alcohol
Rapist in your dreams, suicide on the viaduct
Handsome in a soap opera

Morphine addict in China, deserter in the war
Boxer in Detroit
Hunter in India, sailor in Marseille
Photographer in Playboy

But if I had to choose
Among all the lives, I choose

The one-legged pirate, with a wooden leg
With an eye patch, with a bad face
The old rogue, captain of a ship that would have as its flag
A pair of shinbones and a skull

The one-legged pirate, with a wooden leg
With an eye patch, with a bad face
The old rogue, captain of a ship that would have as its flag
A pair of shinbones and a skull