The Ballad of Dr. Fonseca

El Corrido Del Dr. Fonseca

Winds from the north were blowingSoplaban vientos del norte
from the direction of SinaloaDel rumbo de Sinaloa
Don Antonio FonsecaA Don Antonio Fonseca
his time was approachingSe le acercaba la hora
even on the listTambién venían en la lista
a sister and her lady were coming too.Una hermana y su señora

The doctor said to his wifeDijo el doctor a su esposa
I want to take you out to dinnerQuiero llevarte a cenar
we are newlywedsEstamos recién casados
we must enjoy lifeLa vida hay que disfrutar
they didn't know that from that dinnerNo sabían que de esa cena
they wouldn't return.Ya no iban a regresar

He argued with the waiterDiscutió con el mesero
who called a patrolQue una patrulla llamó
that's what I don't understandEso es lo que yo no entiendo
a concentration arrivedLlegó una concentración
maybe a coincidenceTal vez una coincidencia
maybe an execution.Tal vez una ejecución

His wife Dorita shoutsGrita su esposa Dorita
don't shoot, there are ladies comingNo tiren, que vienen damas
that pleading voiceAquella voz suplicante
was silenced by the gunfireSe apagó con las metrallas
in a few secondsEn unos cuantos segundos
her sister was going to follow.La iba a seguir su cuñada

The doctor told the boyLe dijo el doctor al pollo
you must use the gunfireDebes usar la metralla
can't you see we're surrounded¿No ves que estamos sitiados?
we must die fightingHay que morir en la raya
t he boy didn't reactEl pollo no reaccionó
and the bullets took him down.Y lo tumbaron las balas

Nearly three hundred bulletsCerca de trescientas balas
his armored car hadTenía su carro blindado
but none got throughPero ninguna pasó
job guaranteedTrabajo garantizado
but when he went out for his wifePero al salir por su esposa
the bullets riddled him.Las balas lo acribillaron

Back in the month of JulyAllá por el mes de julio
they had killed his brotherLe habían matado un hermano
he killed two policemenÉl mató dos policías
surely they wanted revengeSeguro querían vengarlos
his gun jammedSu cuerno se le trabó
and that's how they managed to kill him.Y así lograron matarlo

They said they were banditsDijeron que eran bandidos
that's why they finished him offPor eso lo remataron
they stole his jewelryLe robaron sus alhajas
and American moneyY dinero americano
money is the least of itEl dinero es lo de menos
because they will continue rough.Porque van a seguir bastos