Los Tres Gallos

The Three Roosters

Los Tres Gallos

Coming from Jalisco, they arrived in MazatlánProcedentes de Jalisco llegaron a Mazatlán
They were 3 runaway roosters who loved to roamEran 3 gallos fugados que les gustaba pasear
They were the men of the hour, didn’t like to waitEran hombres del momento no les gustaba esperar
Everardo said, "Eliseo, I’m not feeling this"Dijo Everardo Eliseo esto no me está gustando
I hear the cawing of vultures over by CentenarioOigo graznidos de buitres allá por el Centenario

Let Javier Barba know to get readyAvísale a Javier Barba que se vaya preparando
Around 2 in the afternoon, they killed EverardoComo a las 2 de la tarde le dieron muerte a Everardo
Eliseo followed suit, they took him down brutallyTambién le siguió Eliseo lo mataron a Mansalva
There were soldiers wounded, they also hit BarbaHubo soldados heridos también hirieron a Barba

Javier said, badly hurt, as he was nearly dyingDijo Javier mal herido cuando casi agonizaba
The friends I valued didn’t show up for meNo llegaron los amigos los que tanto me apreciaban
If Corita were here, another rooster would sing for usSi estuviera aquí el corita otro gallo nos cantara
Like that time, sailor, when 3 sharks fellComo la vez marinero cayeron 3 tiburones
They dropped out of the water because of one of the traitorsCayeron fuera del agua por uno de los traidores

Envy isn’t a good feeding ground for fattening chameleonsLa envidia no es buen pesebre para engordar camaleones
Goodbye Javier and Everardo, also Güero SalcidoAdiós Javier y Everardo también el Güero Salcido
I dedicate this ballad to them because they were 3 fine roostersLes dedico este corrido por que eran 3 gallos finos
Who lived life their way, and damn, we lost themQue vivieron a su modo y ni modo los perdimos