Bandido | Bandit |
| Ladies and Gentlemen | Ladies and Gentlemen |
| It's showtime at the Apollo Theater | It's showtime at the Apollo Theater |
| Everybody, the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business | Everybody, the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business |
| La luna me embrujó y me llevó hasta ti | The moon bewitched me and took me to you |
| Veneno del amor que yo feliz bebí | Love poison that I drank happily |
| Y aunque mi pecho ardió y me abrasó la piel | And although my chest burned and scorched my skin |
| Me supo dulce como la miel | For me, it tasted as sweet as honey |
| Tus ojos, bandido, robaron con cuentos | Your eyes, bandit, stole with lies |
| La sangre y la vida de mi corazón | The blood and the life of my heart |
| Tu ausencia en mis noches provoca lamentos | Your absence in my nights causes sadness |
| Suspiros y llantos de oscura pasión | Sighs and tears of dark passion |
| Y ahora cada vez que de mi lado te vas | And now every time that you leave me |
| Siento el dolor crecer más y más | I feel the pain growing bigger and bigger |
| Tus ojos, bandido, robaron con cuentos | Your eyes, bandit, stole with lies |
| La sangre y la vida de mi corazón | The blood and the life of my heart |
| Tu ausencia en mis noches provoca lamentos | Your absence in my nights causes sadness |
| Suspiros y llantos de oscura pasión | Sighs and tears, and dark passion |
| Así que abrázame con furia de huracán | So embrace me with hurricane fury |
| Que el fuego de tu amor sea como un volcán | May the fire of your love be like a volcano |
| Y luego bésame, atrápame en tu red | And then kiss me, trap me in your net |
| Que al fin tus labios colmen mi sed | May your lips finally quench my thirst |
| Tus ojos, bandido, robaron con cuentos | Your eyes, bandit, stole with lies |
| La sangre y la vida de mi corazón | The blood and the life of my heart |
| Tu ausencia en mis noches provoca lamentos | Your absence in my nights causes sadness |
| Suspiros y llantos de oscura pasión | Sighs and tears, and dark passion |
| Tus ojos, bandido, robaron con cuentos | Your eyes, bandit, stole with lies |
| La sangre y la vida de mi corazón | The blood and the life of my heart |
| Tu ausencia en mis noches provoca lamentos | Your absence in my nights causes sadness |
| Suspiros y llantos de oscura pasión | Sighs and tears, and dark passion |
The lyrics also contain a few words in English.
Translation by Alvaro Gonzalez Garcia.
- Apollo Theater - club for popular music in Harlem, New York; home of "It's Showtime at the Apollo", a variety show consisting of new talent.
- Hardest-Working Man in Show Business - one of the titles James Brown is recognized by.
