The Red Car Gang

La Banda Del Carro Rojo

They say they came from the southDicen que venían del sur
In a red carEn un carro colorado
Carrying 100 kilos of cokeTraían cien kilos de coca
Heading to ChicagoIban con rumbo a Chicago
That's what the snitch saidAsí lo dijo el soplón
Who had turned them inQue los había denunciado

They had already passed customsYa habían pasado la aduana
The one at the Texas crossingLa que está en El Paso, Texas
But right in the middle of San AntonioPero en mero San Antonio
They were waiting for themLos estaban esperando
It was the Texas RangersEran Los Rinches de Texas
Who run the countyQue comandan el condado

A siren was wailingUna sirena lloraba
An immigrant was shoutingUn emigrante gritaba
To stop the carQue detuvieran el carro
So they could search itPara que lo registraran
And not to resistY que no se resistieran
Because if they did, they'd get killedPorque, si no, los mataban

An M16 emergedSurgió un M-16
As the air roaredCuando iba rugiendo el aire
The light from a patrol carEl faro de una patrulla
Was seen flying through the airSe vio volar por el aire
That's how that fight startedAsí empezó aquel combate
Where that massacre took placeDonde fue aquella masacre

Lino Quintana saidDecía Lino Quintana
This had to happenEsto tenía que pasar
My buddies are deadMis compañeros han muerto
They won't be able to testifyYa no podrán declarar
And I feel for you, sheriffY yo lo siento, sheriff
Because I can't singPorque yo no sé cantar

Of the 7 who diedDe los siete que murieron
Only the crosses remainedSolo las cruces quedaron
4 were from the red carCuatro eran del carro rojo
The other 3 were from the governmentLos otros tres del gobierno
Don't worry about themPor ellos no se preocupen
They'll go with Lino to hellIrán con Lino al infierno

They say they were from the candleDicen que eran del Cantil
Others say they were from the altarOtros que eran del Altar
Some even sayHasta por ahí dicen muchos
They came from ParralQue procedían del Parral
The truth was never knownLa verdad nunca se supo
No one went to claim themNadie los fue a reclamar