The Priest

El Cura

I had a great companionYo tuve un gran compañero
who was dedicated to the dustQue se dedicaba al polvo
he was from ZacatecasÉl era de Zacatecas
where they kill with everythingDonde se matan con todo
he carried his chivo hornTraía su cuerno de chivo
he shot it foolishly.Lo disparaba a lo tonto

he was looking for trouble with everyoneA todos buscaba bronca
when he was already drunkCuando ya andaba tomado
if I am already in the businessSi yo ya soy del negocio
I'm Beto and Caro's cousinSoy primo de Beto y Caro
his tongue would loosenSe le soltaba la lengua
that's why they entrusted him to me.Por eso me lo encargaron

they gave me the commissionMe dieron la comisión
to kill him myselfQue yo mismo lo matara
one day I took him to the cemeteryUn día lo llevé al panteón
and made him a fake graveY le hice una tumba falsa
I sent him abroadLo mandé al extranjero
and told him not to come back.Y le dije que no regresara

about a year later he returnedComo al año regresó
from the beautiful country of ItalyDel bello país de Italia
he disguised himself as a priestDe cura se disfrazó
in the city of TijuanaEn la ciudad de Tijuana
he would give mass during the dayEn el día daba misa
and go wild at night.Y en la noche se alocaba

I went to the church to confessFui a la iglesia a confesarme
about everything I doDe todo lo que yo hago
they ask me to kill themA mí me encargan matarlos
and I do my jobY cumplo con mi trabajo
and I recognized that voiceY reconocí esa voz
because that priest was fake.Pues aquel cura era falso

excuse me, my friendMe va a disculpar, mi amigo
and take off the cassockY quítese la sotana
what I did for youLo que yo hice por usted
is not for you to mockNo es para que se burlara
the Virgin is sacred to meLa Virgen pa' mí es bendita
and the church is sacred.Y la iglesia es sagrada

I took out my pistolSaqué mi pistola escuadra
without mercySin tenerle compasión
and dragged himY me lo llevé arrastrando
back to the cemeteryOtra vez hasta el panteón
I just shot him 6 timesNomás le pegué seis tiros
and he stayed in his grave.Y en su tumba se quedó