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Artist: Kingston Trio
Canonical path: /kingston-trio/el-matador
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El Matador
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El Matador
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Aye, torero, she is here. aye, matador. i feel her eyes. they
Are wide with excitement and fear.
I feel her heart for it cries when the horns are too near.
I will bold, brave, and swift will i be and i will be numero
Uno, torero fino. she'll dream tonight of me.
Chorus:
Ole, ole, ole! (husted!) viva el matador! ole, ole, ole!
(venga!) viva el matador!
Aye, torero, she is here. aye, matador. i see her smile and i
See there the reason she came.
Toro, come closer. come here and i'll whisper her name.
You may be brave and as bold as you're black, but i will be
Numero uno, torero fino, toro come back.
Chorus)
Toro, aqui. closer, closer, closer.
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Kingston Trio performs "El Matador", and this lyric page sits inside the Kingston Trio catalog on LyroVerse.
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