Pedro Chicharrón

Pedro Chicharrón

Pedro Chicharrón

I'm going to sing a corridoVoy a cantarle un corrido
Pay close attentionPónganme mucha atención

Few men are born like thatDe esos hombres poco nacen
Men of great valueHombre de mucho valor
Those who are born don't achieve itEl que nace no se logra
Like Pedro ChicharrónComo Pedro el chicharrón

That Pedro ChicharrónEse Pedro el Chicharrón
Was a man who didn't back downEra hombre y no se rajaba

If the government came for himSi el gobierno le caiga
He would fight with the governmentCon el gobierno peleaba
He told his friendsEl le decía a sus amigos
That it made him laughQue hasta risa le causaba

The colonel asked for himEl coronel lo pedía
He wanted to meet himQue lo quería conocer
To see if he was a man of respectQue si era un hombre de respeto
Who matched himQue se igualaba con el
If it was worth itQue si valía la pena
To recruit people as wellEcharle gente también

When the government arrivedCuando el gobierno llego
Pedrito was sittingPedrito estaba sentado
By the doorUn ladito de la puerta
Enjoying the sun in the parkEl parque estaba asoleando
With all his weaponsCon todititas sus armas
That he was guardingQue él estaba resguardando

The colonel tells himAhí le dice el coronel
Don't worry about meDe mí no tengas cuidado
The government is not looking for youEl gobierno no te busca
Beware of your enemiesCuídate de tus contrarios
And also of the slandersY también de las calumnias
That are worse than the devilQue son más malas que el diablo

Then he said againLuego le volvió a decir
Pedro, you are devilishPedro tú estás endiablado
Seeing you with a gun in handDe verte pistola en mano
My heart has skipped a beatEl corazón me ha tronado
Men like you, I want them as soldiersEsos hombres como tú los quiero para soldados