El Cerezo

The Cherry Tree

El Cerezo

Matamoros smells of bloodMatamoros huele a sangre
Death was lurkingla muerte se agasagaba
In the mentioned cherry treeen el cerezo mentado
The devil was showing up.el diablo se presentaba.

Oliverio asked for a dealOliverio pedía arreglo
But Garcia didn't acceptpero garcia no acepto
The cherry tree is very smallel cerezo es muy pequeño
And we don't fit, you and I.y no cabemos tu y yo.

Look closely, little parrotFijate bien periquito
The stash in the gatesla gualadada en las compuertas
Everyone who goes insidetodos los que van pa adentro
They search and count themlos registran y los cuentan
How is it possible that insidecomo es posible que adentro
There are so many machine guns.alla tantas metralletas

Of the eighteen who diedDe dieciocho que murieron
Four were Colombianscuatro fueron colombianos
Also a coupleademas una pareja
Who came to visit them.que viniera a visitarlos.

Matamoros TamaulipasMatamoros Tamaulipas
And Broxville on the other sidey Broxville al otro lado
Have always suffered the siegesiempre han sufrido el asecho
From people of smuggling.de gente del contrabando.

Look closely, little parrotFijate bien periquito
The stash in the gatesla gualadada en las compuertas
Everyone who goes insidetodos los que van pa adentro
They search and count themlos registran y los cuentan
How is it possible that insidecomo es posible que adentro
There are so many machine guns.alla tantas metralletas.