El Chuma

The Chuma

El Chuma

The Chuma was a tough boneEl chuma era un hueso duro
Let's be honestLa verdad sea por delante
Too bad he didn't knowLástima que no supiera
Where the commander livedDonde vivía el comandante

The day he arrived in MaderasEl día que llegó a maderas
He told some ranchersLe dijo a unos ganaderos
Don't thank me for the visitNo agradescan la visita
I only came for moneySolo vine por dinero

The police in the mountainsLa judicial en la sierra
Tried to arrest himLo quisieron arrestar
Chuma made the horn singChuma hiso cantar el cuerno
And started chasing themLos empezó a corretear
He just wanted an excuseEl solo quería un pretexto
As he liked to killPues le gustaba matar

For robberies and kidnappingsPor asaltos y secuestros
His days were numberedYa le contaban los días
Just because his hornNada más porque su cuerno
Killed many policemenQuebró muchos policias

Beautiful royal pinesBonitos los pinos reales
My memories to GuainopaMis recuerdos a guainopa
And that dividing mountain rangeY esa sierra divisoria
Between Chihuahua and SonoraDe chihuahua y de sonora

When he flew his plane downCuando bajo su avioneta
A platoon followed himYa lo seguía un pelotón
Chuma made the horn singChuma hiso cantar el cuerno
But this time he failedPero esta vez le falló
And that corrido endsY aquel corrido termina
Death took him awayLa muerte se lo llevó