El Pata de Palo

The Wooden Leg

El Pata de Palo

He’s back in this townA regresado a este pueblo
Jesus, the wooden legJesús el pata de palo
Watch out all you folksCuidense todos aquellos
Who sent him to prisonQue a la cárcel lo mandaron
The town is quietQue silencio esta el poblado
Not even the flies make a soundNi las moscas hacen ruido
You can only hear some footstepsNomás se oyen unos pasos
Those of that outlawQue son los de ese bandido

Ten years in the slammerDiez años en la prisión
No one forgets thatNo se le olvidan a nadie
I’ve returned to my townHe regresado a mi pueblo
Because I’m here for revengePorque he venido a vengarme

Jose Gonzalez GarciaJose González García
And Antonio Lopez QuezadaY Antonio López Quezada
Francisco Perez MungiaFrancisco Pérez Mungía
Come out to the streetQue salgan a la calzada

Those footsteps are getting closerYa los pasos se aproximan
You can feel them nearSe están sintiendo más cerca
Not even the dogs come closeY ni los perros se arriman
'Cause they sense the fightPorque presienten la gresca

The town’s undertakerEl enterrador del pueblo
Has already dug three holesYa cabo tres agujeros
'Cause he knows ahead of timePorque sabe de antemano
There’ll be extra hatsQue van a sobrar sombreros

The mourning is almost overQue pronto termino el duelo
Three shots have been firedYa se oyeron tres disparos
There are three men on the groundAhí tres hombres en el suelo
Who paid with their livesQue con su vida pagaron

You can hear the sound of a horseSe oyen pasos de un caballo
Over by the old squareAya por la plaza vieja
It’s Jesus, the wooden legEs Jesús pata de palo
Slowly riding awayQue poco a poco se aleja