Un coccodrillo vero,/ a real crocodile
un vero alligatore/ a real alligator
ti ho detto che l'avevo/ i told you i have it
e l'avrei dato e te./ and i would have given it to you
Ma i patti erano chiari:/ but we made a clear agreement
il coccodrillo a te/ the crocodile for you
e tu dovevi dare/ and you were supposed to give me
un gatto nero a me./ a black cat
Volevo un gatto nero, nero, nero,/ it was a black black cat that i wanted
mi hai dato un gatto bianco/ you gave a white cat
ed io non ci sto pių./ and i won't accept this
Volevo un gatto nero, nero, nero,/ it was a black black cat that i wanted
siccome sei un bugiardo/ since you're a liar
con te non gioco pių./ i won't play with you anymore
Non era una giraffa/ it wasn't a
di plastica o di stoffa:/ plastic or stuffed giraffe
ma una in carne ed ossa/ but one made of flesh and bones
e l'avrei data e te./ and i would have given it to you
Ma i patti erano chiari:// we had a clear agreement
una giraffa a te/ a giraffe for you
e tu dovevi dare/ and you were supposed to give me
un gatto nero a me./ a black cat
Volevo un gatto nero, nero, nero,/it was a black black cat that i wanted
mi hai dato un gatto bianco/ you gave a white cat
ed io non ci sto pių./ and i won't accept this
Volevo un gatto nero, nero, nero,/it was a black black cat that i wanted
siccome sei un bugiardo/ since you're a liar
con te non gioco pių./ i won't play with you anymore
Un elefante indiano / an indian elephant
con tutto il baldacchino:/ with its canopy
l'avevo nel giardino / i had it in my garden
e l'avrei dato e te./ and I'd have given it to you
Ma i patti erano chiari:/ we had a clear agreement
un elefante a te/ an elephant for you
e tu dovevi dare/ and you were supposed to give me
un gatto nero a me./ a black cat
Volevo un gatto nero, nero, nero,/ it was a black black cat that i wanted
mi hai dato un gatto bianco/ you gave a white cat
ed io non ci sto pių./ and i won't accept this
Volevo un gatto nero, nero, nero,/ it was a black black cat that i wanted
siccome sei un bugiardo/ since you're a liar
con te non gioco pių./ i won't play with you anymore
I patti erano chiari:/ we had an agreement
l'intero zoo per te/ the whole zoo for you
e tu dovevi dare/ and you were supposed to give me
un gatto nero a me./ a black cat
Volevo un gatto nero, nero, nero,/it was a black black cat that i wanted
invece č un gatto bianco / instead it's a white cat
quello che hai dato a me./ that you gave me
Volevo un gatto nero, / it was a black cat that i wanted
ma insomma nero o bianco/ but after all black or white
il gatto me lo tengo/i'm gonna keep it and
e non do niente a te./ i won't give you anything
"-Please tell me you're going to appeal to my humanity..."
"-Actually, I'm planning to threaten you."
"Well, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. Evil plots don't just make themselves, you know!"