La Banda Del Carro Rojo

The Red Car Gang

La Banda Del Carro Rojo

They say they came from the southDicen que venian del sur
In a red carEn un carro colorado
They brought a hundred kilos of cokeTraian cien kilos de coca
They were heading to ChicagoIban con rumbo a chicago
That's what the snitch saidAsi lo dijo el soplon
Who had reported them.Que los habia denunciado.

They had already passed customsYa habian pasado la aduana
The one by the borderLa que esta por el paso
But at the crosses, the rangersPero en las cruces los rinchers
Were waiting for themLo estaban esperando
They were the Texas rangersEran los rangers de texas
Who command the county.Que comandan el condado.

A siren was cryingUna sirena lloraba
And the sergeant was shouting at themY el sargento les gritaba
To stop the carQue detuvieran el carro
So they could search itPara que lo registraran
And not to resistY que no se resistieran
Because if they didn't, they would kill them.Porque si no los mataban.

An M-16 emergedSurgio una m-16
As it broke through the airCuando iba rompiendo el aire
The headlight of a patrol carEl faro de una patrulla
Was seen flying through the airSe vio volar por los aires
That's how that battle beganAsi empezo aquel combate
Where the great massacre took place.Donde fue la gran masacre.

Lino Quintana saidDecia lino quintana
This had to happenEsto tenia que pasar
My comrades have diedMis compañeros han muerto
They won't be able to testifyYa no podran declarar
And I'm sorry, sheriffsY yo lo siento sheriffes
Because I can't sing.Porque yo no se cantar.

Of the seven who diedDe los siete que murieron
Only the crosses remainedSolo las cruces quedaron
Four were from the red carCuatro eran del carro rojo
The other three from the governmentLos otros tres del gobierno
Don't worry about themPor ellos no se preocupen
They'll go to hell with Lino.Iran con lino al infierno.

They say they were from CantilDicen que eran del cantil
Others say they were from AltarOtros que eran del altar
Many even sayHasta por ahi dicen muchos
That they came from ParralQue procedian de parral
The truth was never knownLa verdad nunca se supo
No one came to claim them.Nadie los fue a reclamar.