El Demonio

The Demon

El Demonio

The Middle East arrived a very fast horseEl medio oriente llego un caballo muy ligero
They called him the demon, everyone was afraid of himLo llamaban el demonio todos le tenian miedo
Because when the starting gate opened, he always arrived firstPorque al salir el cabresto siempre el llegaba primero

More than forty races undefeated was the demonMas de cuarenta carreras invicto estaba el demonio
His owner Manuel Ruby bet everything on himSu dueño manuel ruby en el apostaba todo
He said my horse is worth all the gold it weighsDecia mi caballo vale todo lo que pesa en oro

Very close to Toluca, some races were organizedMuy serquita de toluca se armaron unas carreras
To compete against the demon, they brought a marePa competirle al demonio le trajeron una yegua
Some folks from Kentucky, proud of their landUnos gringos de kentocky era orgullo de su tierra

The atmosphere was tense, Ramon was playingRechulo estaba el ambiente ramon estaba tocando
When among the crowd, Mr. Serbando Cano was seenCuando se vio entre la gente el señor serbando cano
He came to see the demon, that famous horseVenia a mirar al demonio aquel famoso caballo

Finally, the time came, the horses took offPor fin se llego la hora se arrancaron los caballos
The gringos were amazed to see the demon runDe ver correr al demonio se asombraron los gabachos
He just needed wings to see him flyingNomas alas le faltaban para mirarlo volando

Serbando says to Manuel, what a tough horseSerbando dice a manuel a que rechulo caballo
I'll wait for you in Monterrey, there I'll show youTe espero alla en monterrey aya si te tengo un sayo
Let's have the race, the demon and the TexanVamos a hacer la carrera el demonio y el tejano