La Carcel de Cananea
Voy a dar un pormenor
De lo que a mí me ha pasado
Que me han agarrado preso
Siendo un galla tan jugado
Me aprehendieron los gendarmes
Al estilo americano
Como un hombre de delito
Todos con pistola en mano
La carcel de Cananea
'Ta situada en una Mesa
Y en ella fui procesado
Por causa de mi torpeza
Despedida no la doy
Porque no la traigo aquí
Se la deje al santo nino
Y al senor de Mapimi
The Cananea Jail
I'm going to give a detailed account
Of what has happened to me
That I've been taken prisoner
Being such a daring guy
I was apprehended by the gendarmes
In American style
Like a criminal
All with guns in hand
The Cananea jail
Is located on a mesa
And there I was processed
Because of my clumsiness
I don't say goodbye
Because I don't bring it here
I left it to the holy child
And to the lord of Mapimi