Los Dos Amigos

The Two Friends

Los Dos Amigos

These were two friendsEstos eran dos amigos
Who came from MapimíQue venían de mapimí
Because they didn’t want to come empty-handedQue por no venirse dioquis
They stole some guanaseviRobaron guanasevi

They had two horsesEllos traían dos caballos
One dark and one lightUn oscuro y un cobero
The dark one carried gearEl oscuro traía ropa
And the light one had the cashY en el cobero el dinero

They also had machineryTambién traían maquinaria
And some good batteriesY muy buenas baterías
To unbolt the tracksPara desclavar los rieles
And switch the linesY hacer los cambios de vía

Martín says to JoséMartín le dice a José
Don’t get scared nowNo te pongas amarillo
Let’s rob the trainVamos a robar el tren
That’s coming from BermejilloQue viene de Bermejillo

I’m not scared at allAmarillo no me pongo
Yellow’s my favorite colorAmarillo es mi color
I’ve robbed big trainsHe robado trenes grandes
And steam engines tooY máquinas de vapor

Holy little saintVálgame el santo niñito
They caught JoséYa agarraron a José
In the corner of the marketEn la esquina del mercado
They tied him up and he slipped awayLo ataron y se les fue

Maybe it was the prayersSería por las oraciones
That his mother saidQue su madre le rezaba
Maybe it was his good luckSería por su buena suerte
That José got away.Que a José no le tocaba