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They say they came from the south
Dicen que venían del sur
In a red car
En un carro colorado
They were carrying 100 kilos of cocaine
Traían 100 kilos de coca
They were heading to Chicago
Iban con rumbo a Chicago
This is what the snitch said.
Así lo dijo el soplón
That he had reported them
Que los había denunciado
They had already passed through customs
Ya habían pasado la aduana
That one that is by El Paso
Esa que está por El Paso
But in Las Cruces, the ranches
Pero en Las Cruces, los ranches
They were waiting for them
Los estaban esperando
They were the Texas Rangers
Eran los rangers de Texas
Who command the county
Que comandan el condado
A mermaid was crying
Una sirena lloraba
And the sergeant shouted at them
Y el sargento les gritaba
Stop the car
Que detuvieran el carro
To register it
Para que lo registrara
And that they did not resist
Y que no se resistieran
Because if not, I would kill them.
Porque si no, los mataba
An M-16 roared
Rugió un M-16
When I was tearing through the air
Cuando iba rasgando el aire
And the headlight of a patrol car
Y el faro de una patrulla
He saw himself flying through the air
Se vio volar por los aires
And so that fight began
Y así empezó aquel combate
Where was the great massacre?
Donde fue la gran masacre
Lino Quintana told them
Les decía Lino Quintana
This had to happen
Esto tenía que pasar
My companions have died
Mis compañeros han muerto
They will no longer be able to declare
Ya no podrán declarar
And I'm sorry, sheriffs.
Y yo lo siento, sheriffes
Because I don't know how to sing
Porque yo no sé cantar
Only the crosses remained
Solo las cruces quedaron
Of the seven who died
De los siete que murieron
Four were from the red car
Cuatro eran del carro rojo
The other three from the government
Los otros tres del gobierno
Don't worry about them.
Por ellos no se preocupen
They will go with Lino to hell
Irán con Lino al infierno
They say they were from the cliff
Dicen que eran del cantil
Others who were from the Altar
Otros que eran del Altar
Even out there, they say voices
Hasta por ahí dicen voces
That came from Parral
Que procedían de Parral
The truth was never known
La verdad nunca se supo
Nobody went to claim them
Nadie los fue a reclamar
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