me compare giacometo/ my friend Giacometto
el gaveva un bel galeto/ had a nice rooster
quando el canta el verze el beco/ when it sings it opens its beak
che'l fa proprio innamorar/ and it's so lovely
e quando el canta, canta, canta/ and when it sings
el verze el beco beco beco/ it opens its beak
che'l fa proprio che'l fa proprio innamorar/ and it's so lovely
ma un bel di la sua parona/ but one day its mistress
per far festa agli invitati/ to celebrate the guests
la ghe tira el collo al galo/ wrung the rooster's neck
e lo mette a cucinar/ and cooked it
e la ghe tira tira tira e collo al galo galo galo/ and she wrung the rooster's neck
e lo mette mette mette a cucinar/ and cooked it
le galine tutte mate/ the chickens, went all mad
per la perdita del galo/ for the loss of the rooster,
le ga roto al caponaro/ they smashed the henhouse
per la rabbia che le g'ha/ for they were angry
e le gha roto roto roto al caponaro naro naro/ they break the henhouse
per la rabbia rabbia rabbia che le g'ha/ for they were angry
"-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!"