El Chile Pelaiz

The Chile Pelaiz

El Chile Pelaiz

I'm going to sing a corridoVoy a cantar un corrido
That you will rememberQue ustedes recordarán
About a very determined manDe un hombre muy decidido
Born there in MichoacánNacido allá en michoacán
His nickname was ChileDe apodo le decían chile
And his last name was PelaizY de apellido pelaiz

In a court in ChicagoEn una corte en chicago
People were laughingLa gente se carcajeaba
When the judge asked the accusedCuando el juez al acusado
For his nameSu nombre le preguntaba
And they were dying of laughterY se morián de la risa
When the man answeredCuando el hombre contestaba

Sir, well, I don't know my nameSeñor,pues no sé mi nombre
And here are the reasonsY aquí tiene los motivos
This nickname was given to meEste apodo me pusierón
By all my friendsTodititos mis amigos
They call me ChileA mi me apodan el chile
And Pelaiz is my last nameY pelaiz es mi apellido

Sit down, Mr. ChileSientese,señor don chile
Don't fall downNo se vaya usted a caer
When you hear the sentenceCuando escuchar la sentencia
That I'm going to imposeQue yo le voy a imponer
50 months in prison50 Meses de carcél
For mocking the lawPor burlarse de la ley

We sent Chile insideLe dimos pa' dentro al chile
To a prison in ChicagoDe una prisión en chicago
And he told the AmericansY les decía a los gabachos
I won't be locked up for longNo estaré mucho encerrado
And if they think otherwiseY si piensan lo contrario
They are mistakenComo están equivocados

They say I'm a killerDicen que soy asesino
And accuse me of being a mafiosoY me acusan de mafioso
In the newspapers I appearEn los diarios aparezco
As a dangerous guyComo un tipo peligroso
I admit I'm not goodReconozco no ser bueno
Nor am I badNi tampoco soy maloso

They couldn't catch meNo pudierón detenerme
In the United StatesEn los estados unidos
I made them honorYa les hice que le hicierán
My last nameEl honor a mi apellido
Chile Pelaiz escapedSe escapó chile pelaiz
That's what the Americans saidAsi lo decián los gringos

In the United StatesEn los estados unidos
They will never see me againYa nunca me mirarán
If the Americans want to see meSi quieren verme los gringos
They should come to MichoacánQue vengan a michoacán
I bid you farewellYa se despide de ustedes
Alias Chile PelaizAlias el chile pelaiz