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Castanets Lyrics by M.T. Strong

Russian Man

2024

[Verse 1]
Saw a girl
In ol’ St. Pete (a dark-eyed girl)
Her hips were swaying
To a Latin beat
A gypsy man
Strummed his guitar (an old guitar)
Castanets
Like in a Spanish ba
Found her later
By the ferry boats (she smiled at me)
Kissed her hand
And that was all she wrote
I don’t know why
My life turned out this way
I don’t know why I said
Прощай Россия
Russia, goodbye
[Verse 2]
Hitched our way
Down to Timbuktu (we hitched a ride)
Met a sailor
They all called Blue
Eyes so brown
And skin jet black (he liked to laugh)
Machete hanging down
Across his back
Made a play
For my Latin bride (she pushеd away)
Made her dance
On thе night he died
I don’t know why
My life turned out this way
I don’t know why I said
Прощай Россия
Russia, goodbye
[Chorus]
Yeah
I killed a man
Killed a man
Stuck him with my knife
Killed a man
He tried to kiss my wife
Now I must pay for my crime
Now I must pay with my life
Yeah
I killed a man
Killed a man
Stuck him with my knife
Killed a man
He tried to kiss my wife
Now I must pay
Now I must pay
I don’t know why
My life turned out this way
I don’t know why I said
Прощай Россия
Russia, goodbye
[Verse 3]
Saw a girl
In Timbuktu (a pretty girl)
Her hips were swaying
And time just flew
Hangman standing
In the dusty street (he had a gun)
Castanets
And a Latin beat
Heard their footsteps
On the jailhouse floor (I heard a laugh)
Castanets
As they opened the door
I don’t know why
My life turned out this way
I don’t know why I said
Прощай Россия
Russia, goodbye
Прощай Россия
[Chorus]
Yeah
I killed a man
Killed a man
Stuck him with my knife
Killed a man
He tried to kiss my wife
Now I must pay for my crime
Now I must pay with my life
Now I must pay
Now I must pay for my crime
Now I must pay for my crime
Now I must pay
Прощай Россия
Credits
M.T. Strong

M.T. Strong

About “Castanets” by M.T. Strong

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"Castanets" appears on "Russian Man" in 2024.

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