Voy a dar un pormenor
de lo que a mă­ me ha pasado,
que me han agarrado preso
siendo un galla tan jugado.

yo me fui para agua prieta
a ver quiăŠn me conocă­a
y a las once de la noche
me aprehendiăł la policia.

me aprehendieron los gendarmes
al estilo americano,
como un hombre de delito,
todos con pistola en mano.

la căĄrcel de cananea
est㥠situada en una mesa
y en ella fui procesado
por causa de mi torpeza.

despedida no la doy
porque no la traigo aquă­
se la deje al santo nińo
y al seńor de mapimi.

ballad of cananea

i'm going to detail
what happened to me,
that they have taken me prisoner
being a well played rooster.
(even though i've been around and
should have known better.)

i went to agua prieta
to see if i had a reputation there
and at 11:00 at night
the police apprehended me.

they arrested me
in the american style,
as though i were a criminal
all of them with pistol in hand.

the jail of cananea
is situated on a plateau
and in it i was processed
on account of my stupidity.

i give you no farewell
for i don't have it with me
leave it to the holy child
and to the lord of mapimi.