El Buey De La Barranca

The Ox of La Barranca

El Buey De La Barranca

In the agave plant, Federico was dozingEn la penca aguamielera, Federico, dormitaba
And the oxen and cows went to the ravineY los bueyes y las vacas se fueron a la cañada
In the afternoon, the biggest ox was missingPor la tarde el buey más grande les faltaba
And his buddy offered to go look for himY su compadre a buscarlo se ofreció

We will take that ox out of the ravineSacaremos ese buey de la barranca
We will take that ox out of the ravineSacaremos ese buey de la barranca
We will take that ox out of the ravineSacaremos ese buey de la barranca
From the ravine we will take out that oxDe la barranca sacaremos ese buey

The people from the ejido offered to help themLos del ejido se ofrecieron a ayudarlos
And in no time many men gatheredY al momento muchos hombres se juntaron
Sticks and ropes, and a few good horsesPalos y reatas, y uno que otro buen caballo
And all together they went to the ravineY todos juntos se fueron a la cañada

We will take that ox out of the ravineSacaremos ese buey de la barranca
We will take that ox out of the ravineSacaremos ese buey de la barranca
We will take that ox out of the ravineSacaremos ese buey de la barranca
From the ravine we will take out that oxDe la barranca sacaremos ese buey

The state government officials, concernedLos del gobierno del estado, preocupados
Decided to help in the rescueDecidieron ayudar en el rescate
And with chains, pulleys, and winchesY con cadenas, garruchas, y malacates
All singing, riding on their tractorTodos cantando montados en su tractor

We will take that ox out of the ravineSacaremos ese buey de la barranca
We will take that ox out of the ravineSacaremos ese buey de la barranca
We will take that ox out of the ravineSacaremos ese buey de la barranca
From the ravine we will take out that oxDe la barranca sacaremos ese buey

Men and equipment were ready on the hillHombres y equipo estaban listos en la loma
And Federico, already quite drunk, shouted at themY Federico, ya bien crudo les gritaba
That the ox was in the stable, safe and soundQue el buey estaba en el establo, sano y salvo
And they all started singing togetherY todos juntos empezaron a cantar

We will put that dude in the ravineMeteremos a ese wey en la barranca
We will put that dude in the ravineMeteremos a ese wey en la barranca
We will put that dude in the ravineMeteremos a ese wey en la barranca
In the ravine we will put that dudeEn la barranca meteremos a ese wey

We will put that dude in the ravineMeteremos a ese wey en la barranca
We will put that dude in the ravineMeteremos a ese wey en la barranca
We will put that dude in the ravineMeteremos a ese wey en la barranca
In the ravine we will put that dudeEn la barranca meteremos en ese wey

We will put that dude in the ravineMeteremos a ese wey en la barranca
We will put that dude in the ravineMeteremos a ese wey en la barranca
We will put that dude in the ravineMeteremos a ese wey en la barranca
In the ravine we will put that dudeEn la barranca meteremos en ese wey