Lyrics translated into Español · See the original lyrics
They tookTomaron
his life in their handssu vida en sus manos
With a fucking great knife they cut him downCon un maldito cuchillo lo cortaron
Tied him up, kicked him aroundLo ataron, lo golpearon
Put a weight to his feet and left him to drownPusieron un peso en sus pies y lo dejaron ahogarse
People watched by, they let him dieLa gente miraba, lo dejaron morir
With blood clouded water, yet they still liedCon agua nublada de sangre, aún así mintieron
Police investigations, they don't wanna knowInvestigaciones policiales, no quieren saber
Let 'em murder anyone, but don't get involvedDéjenlos asesinar a cualquiera, pero no se involucren
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Robert Bassey you died in vainRobert Bassey moriste en vano
You're just a memory of yesterdayEres solo un recuerdo de ayer
Never to walk on earth againNunca más caminarás sobre la tierra
And they let the scum get awayY dejaron escapar a la escoria
Accidental death is what they sayMuerte accidental es lo que dicen
Race relations let them get awayRelaciones raciales los dejaron escapar
Hide the truth and tell you liesOcultar la verdad y decirte mentiras
You know that scum, they took his lifeSabes que esa escoria, le quitaron la vida
British Movement tattooed on his neckMovimiento Británico tatuado en su cuello
They say he was drunk when he hit the deckDicen que estaba borracho cuando cayó
Fell to his death, nothing we can doCayó a su muerte, nada que podamos hacer
That's a load of bollox, you know the real truthEso es una tontería, sabes la verdad real
No outcry just like beforeSin protestas como antes
Remember Geordie you know the scoreRecuerda a Geordie, conoces la situación
The media have no tears to cryLos medios no tienen lágrimas que llorar
Get their stories and let him dieConsiguen sus historias y lo dejan morir
Covered up murder, every little bitAsesinato encubierto, cada pequeño detalle
All you slags make me fuckin' sick!¡Todas ustedes me dan asco!
They let 'em off!¡Los dejaron ir!
They all walked free!¡Todos salieron libres!
Left to murderDejados para asesinar
You and me!¡A ti y a mí!