El Federal de Caminos

The Federal Highway Officer

El Federal de Caminos

In Reynosa TamaulipasEn Reynosa Tamaulipas
Men are determinedLos hombres son decididos
That's why we remember them by singing their balladsPor eso los recordamos cantándoles sus corridos
They killed a federal highway officerHan matado allá en zacatecas
There in ZacatecasA un federal de caminos

He was truly a manEra de verdad muy hombre
He defied dangerAl peligro desafiaba
He honored the uniformHonor le hacía al uniforme
And the gun he carriedY la escuadra que el cargaba
On its grips had his nameEn sus cachas tenía su nombre
His name was Javier PeñaJavier peña se llamaba

Javier fulfilled his dutyJavier su deber cumplía
How could we forget himComo poder olvidarlo
When smiling he would sayCuando sonriendo decía
It's sad to rememberDa tristeza al recordarlo
Let the brave ones from the north sing to meQue me canten los bravos del norte
The ballad of GerardoEl corrido de Gerardo

I remember that morningRecuerdo aquella mañana
It was indeed Tuesday the 13thPor cierto era martes 13
Put on the mesh vestPonte el chaleco de maya
Javier told the bossJavier le decía al jefe
But suddenly a shot rang outMás de pronto sonó una metralla
And both were killedY a los 2 le dieron muerte

They didn't give him any timeNo le dieron tiempo a nada
They already knew he was braveYa sabían que era valiente
They set up the ambushLe tendieron la emboscada
To be able to kill himPara poder darle muerte
Javier had plenty of courageA Javier el valor le sobraba
Because he was from the true northPorque era del mero norte

Javier fulfilled his dutyJavier su deber cumplía
How could we forget himComo poder olvidarlo
When smiling he would sayCuando sonriendo decía
It's sad to rememberDa tristeza al recordarlo
Let them sing to me in the hot landQue me canten en tierra caliente
The ballad of GerardoEl corrido de Gerardo