El Corrido Del Invalido

The Ballad of the Invalid

El Corrido Del Invalido

How have you been, EverardoComo has estado everardo
I heard they had you sittingSupe que te habian sentado
In a wheelchairEn una silla de ruedas
Because of some gunshotsA causa de unos balazos
And that you were in a comaY que estuvistes en coma
According to what I was toldSegun me habian informado

I realize it's trueYa me doy cuenta que es cierto
I'm really surprisedMira que estoy sorpendido
I don't share your sadnessNo comparto tu tristeza
And you know the reasonsY tu sabes los motivos
I was planning to kill youTenia pensado matarte
But I prefer you alivePero te prefiero vivo

Where are those bossesDonde estan aquellos jefes
That you were a gunman forDe que fuistes pistolero
That implacable powerAquel poder implacable
Those nerves of steelAquellos nervios de acero
That you always boasted aboutQue siempre me presumiste
Saying you were the bestDecias que eras el primero

Look, Mr. CommanderMire señor comandante
I appreciate your complimentAgradezco su cumplido
And good intentionsY las buenas intenciones
But you haven't understoodPero usted no ha comprendido
That from where I amQue aqui de donde me encuentro
I can shoot you downPuedo destrozarlo a tiros

That courage you speak ofEse valor del que me habla
You know I still have itSabe que aun lo conservo
And my great friendshipsY las grandes amistades
Sent hitmenMe mandaron pistoleros
To cut off your headPa' que corten la cabeza
To make an example of youA que me la haga de pedro

Underneath this serapeDebajo de este zarape
That you see on my legsQue miras aqui en mis piernas
I carry the same gunTraigo la misma pistola
That in that shootoutQue en aquella balazera
Made you and all your peopleA usted con toda su gente
Run awayLos hicimos que corrieran

With this same gunCon esta misma pistola
I'm going to send you to hellVoy a mandarlo al infierno
And on the day I dieY en el dia en que yo me muera
I don't want to see you againNo quiero volver a verlo
Because right there in hellPor que ahi mismo en el infierno
I'll kill you all over againLo vuelo a matar de nuevo