L'armando

Tatta tira tira tira tatta tera tera ta
It was almost evening
If I was behind, I was heading out
When the door swung open, Armando fell out.
Officer, you know Armando was really my twin,
But I loved him like he was my brother.
Same road, same tavern,
Same woman, just one, mine.
No way it was a crime of jealousy,
I’ve got an alibi; at that hour, I’m always at the tavern.
It was almost evening, if I was behind, I was heading out
When the door swung open, Armando fell out.
Tira ta tira...
Officer, you know Armando used to hit me with a hammer,
He’d hit me right in the eyes to look the best.
To make his friends laugh, he’d throw me off the bridge
But to keep me dry,
He’d toss me where it’s dry.
What’s this I hear, they found him
Without shoes, stripped down, already shaved?
What’s this I hear, they found him
With a knife six inches deep in his side?
Officer, I won’t deny this knife, it’s mine,
But I’ve got an alibi; at that hour, I’m always at the tavern.
Tira ta tira...
It was almost evening
If I was behind, I was heading out
When the door swung open
I pushed him out... pardon... Armando fell out.
Tira ta tira....