El Borrego

The Sheep

El Borrego

From Northern CaliforniaDel norte de California
The wind brings this taleEl viento trae este cuento
Of a federal prisonDe una prisión federal
The sheep made his escapeSe les escapó El borrego
Without weapons and no helpSin armas y sin ayuda
Just used his brainSolamente uso el cerebro

When Jorge was locked upCuando Jorge estaba preso
Emilio was murderedAsesinaron a Emilio
He was already thinking of runningÉl ya pensaba fugarse
And so he made his planY así decidió su plan
And when the new list came outY al pasar la nueva lista
He was already in CuliacánÉl ya estaba en Culiacán

True treasure is friendshipGran tesoro es la amistad
But there are very few friendsPero hay muy pocos amigos
Of the caliber of the sheepDe la talla del borrego
And his buddy EmilioY de su compadre Emilio
Actions make the manLos hechos hacen al hombre
That's why sayings are madePor algo se hacen los dichos

Because of the mysterious escapePor la fuga misteriosa
They called him the ghostLe apodaban el fantasma
Since he was very determinedComo era muy decidido
His buddy brought goldSu compadre oro traía
Calm but effectiveSereno pero efectivo
He lived out there in the ranchesAllá en las quintas vivía

They say there's no bad fifthDicen que no hay quinto malo
We'll have to see about thatEso habrá que comprobarlo
Because on February 5thPorque el 5 de febrero
At the restaurant Los ArcosEn el restaurant Los Arcos
Some hellish gunsUnas armas del infierno
Opened fire on the sheepAl borrego acribillaron

Double-wheeled truckTroca de doble rodado
And a black Lincoln were lurkingY un lincoln negro acechaban
Jorge never found outJorge jamás se enteró
That fate would catch up to himQue el destino lo alcanzara
That's how the wind carriesAsí es como el viento lleva
The legend of the ghostLa leyenda del fantasma