He was only nineteen and was sentenced to die
for something that somebody else did and blamed on
El Lute.
Then they changed it to life and so he could escape
from then on they chased him and searched for
him day and night
all over Spain but the search was in vain
for El Lute.
Chorus:
He had only seen the dark side of life the man they
called El Lute
and he wanted a home just like you and like me
in a country where all would be free.
So he taught himself to read and to write it didn't
help El Lute
he was one who had dared to escape overnight
they had to find El Lute.
Soon the fame of his name spread like wild
fire all over the land
with a price on his head people still gave
him bread
and they gave him a hand
for they knew he was right and his fight was
their fight.
No-one gave you a chance
In the Spain of those days
On the walls every place they had put up
The face of El Lute
And he robbed where he could
Just like once Robin Hood
They finally caught him and that seemed the end
But they caught him in vain
Chorus:
He had only seen the dark side of life
The man they called El Lute
And he wanted a home just like you and like me
In a country where all would be free
And then freedom really came to his land
And also to El Lute
Now he walks in the light of a sunny new day
The man they called El Lute
He had only seen the dark side of life
The man they called El Lute
And he wanted a home just like you and like me
In a country where all would be free
And then freedom really came to his land
And also to El Lute
Now he walks in the light of a sunny new day
The man they called El Lute
He had only seen the dark side of life
The man they called El Lute
And he wanted a home just like you and like me
In a country where all would be free