This is the story of El Lute A man who was born to be hunted like a wild animal Because he was poor But he refused to accept his fate And today his honor has been restored 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 Fernando Knowing me, knowing you, aha There is nothing we can do Knowing me, knowing you, aha We just have to face it, this time we're through Breaking up is never easy, I know, but I have to go Knowing me, knowing you, it's the best I can do Soon the fame of his name Spread like wildfire 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 Fernando Knowing me, knowing you, aha There is nothing we can do Knowing me, knowing you, aha We just have to face it, this time we're through Breaking up is never easy, I know, but I have to go Knowing me, knowing you, it's the best I can do He was only nineteen And was sentenced to die He was only nineteen And was sentenced to die He was only nineteen And was sentenced to die He was only nineteen And was sentenced to die He was only nineteen And was sentenced to die