He was only nineteen
And he 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
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
Cause a change came for Spain
And 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