| At age 19 I was kidnapped by Turkish pirates
| A los 19 años fui secuestrado por piratas turcos
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| Mediterranean thugs
| matones mediterraneos
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| After some torture they considered me their mascot
| Después de algunas torturas me consideraron su mascota.
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| Cypriotic good luck
| Buena suerte chipriota
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| I had to taste the deck and many other things
| Tuve que probar la baraja y muchas otras cosas
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| I had to pay the piper with my wedding ring
| Tuve que pagar el gaitero con mi anillo de bodas
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| And I would never see my family again
| Y nunca volvería a ver a mi familia
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| By 25 I was respected as an equal
| A los 25 me respetaban como a un igual
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| My art was a knife
| Mi arte era un cuchillo
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| On countless raids I was the first one up the lanyard
| En innumerables redadas fui el primero en subir el cordón
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| Yeah I was seeking a fight
| Sí, estaba buscando una pelea
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| There is no time to pray
| No hay tiempo para orar
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| And there’s no time to beg
| Y no hay tiempo para rogar
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| And then it’s off with an arm
| Y luego se va con un brazo
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| Or it’s off with a leg
| O está fuera con una pierna
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| And if I spare your life
| Y si te perdono la vida
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| It’s because the tide is leaving
| Es porque la marea se va
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| Oh yeah
| Oh sí
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| By 31 I was the captain of a galleon
| A los 31 era capitán de un galeón
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| I was Poseidon’s new son
| Yo era el nuevo hijo de Poseidón
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| The coast of Montenegro was my favorite target
| La costa de Montenegro fue mi objetivo favorito
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| It was ever so fun
| Siempre fue tan divertido
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| We had no wooden legs
| No teníamos patas de madera
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| Or steel hooks
| O ganchos de acero
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| We had no black eye patches
| No teníamos parches en los ojos negros
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| Or a starving cook
| O un cocinero hambriento
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| We were just killers with the cold eyes of a sailor
| Solo éramos asesinos con los ojos fríos de un marinero.
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| Yeah we were killers with the cold eyes of a sailor | Sí, éramos asesinos con los ojos fríos de un marinero |