Arnulfo Gonzalez

Arnulfo Gonzalez

Arnulfo Gonzalez

From Allende, I say goodbyeDe allende se despido
At 21, I’m in my primeCon 21 años cabales
I leave behind sweet memoriesGratos recuerdos dejo
Of the town and the country folksAl pueblo y a los rurales

Arnulfo was sitting thereEstaba arnulfo sentado
When a cop rode on byEn eso pasa un rural
He said, "Hey, what’s up with you?Le dice oiga qué me ve
Your stare is quite the sight"La vista es muy natural

The cop, really pissed offEl rural muy enojado
Slapped him right in the faceEn la cara le pego
With a gun in his handCon la pistola en la mano
He threatened him with deathCon la muerte lo amago

Forget the warningsQuitar anuncios
Arnulfo stood up tallArnulfo se levantó
Trying to get his attentionLlamándole la atención
"Hey buddy, don’t walk awayOiga amigo no se vaya
I still need to respond"Falta mi contestación

They started shootingSe agarraron a balazos
Face to face, they stood their groundSe agarraron frente a frente
Arnulfo with his pistolArnulfo con su pistola
Fired three shots at the lieutenant3 Tiros le dio al teniente

The lieutenant, badly hurtEl teniente malherido
On the brink of deathCasi para agonizar
He said, "Hey, don’t walk awayLe dice oiga no se vaya
Finish me off, just do it"Acábeme de matar

Arnulfo turned back aroundArnulfo se devolvió
To shoot him in the headPa' darle un tiro en la frente
But as he turned aroundPero en la vuelta que dio
That’s when the lieutenant shot himAhí le pego el teniente

Arnulfo, badly woundedArnulfo muy malherido
Was flying in a carEn un carro iba volando
On his way to the hospitalCuando iba acial hospital
Arnulfo was gasping for breathArnulfo iba agonizando

The lieutenant was a tough guyEl teniente era hombrecito
He had proven his worthLas pruebas las había dado
But he met a fighterPero se encontró a un gallito
Who wasn’t backing downQue ese no estaba jugado

With this, I say goodbyeYa con esta me despido
To the peaceful and the copsPacíficos y rurales
Here ends the balladAquí termina el corrido
Of the lieutenant and GonzalezDel teniente y de González