Los Tres de Zacatecas

The Three from Zacatecas

Los Tres de Zacatecas

There was a shipment of three hundred kilosHabía un cargamento de trescientos kilos
That the border patrol caughtQue los migras atoraron
And when suddenly I heard the newsY cuando de pronto escuché la noticia
They only spoke of a hundredTan solo de cien hablaron

I heard the comment because I was in jailOí el comentario porque estaba preso
I was a captive for being illegalPor ilegal fui cautivo
While the gringos were distributingMientras que lo gringos hacían el reparto
I was writing the balladYo estaba haciendo el corrido

The ones they caught were three brothersA los que agarraron eran tres hermanos
They came from ZacatecasDe Zacatecas vinieron
They were Juan and Pablo, and Manuel EduardoEran Juan y Pablo, y Manuel Eduardo
And their last name GuerreroY su apellido Guerrero

The immigrant said to the detaineesDecía el emigrante a los detenidos
You can consider yourselves deadYa se pueden dar por muertos
If I hear even half a wordSi acaso yo escucho una media palabra
About the shipment's cutDel corte del cargamento

I know the load was goodYo sé que la carga era de la buena
I knew it by the smellLo supe por el aroma
In a few minutes, the checkpoint smelledEn pocos minutos olía la garita
Like ammonia and acetoneA amoniaco y acetona

An anxious mother waitsUna pobre madre ansiosa espera
For the three from ZacatecasA los tres de Zacatecas
Maybe with my song she'll find out one dayTal vez con mi canto se entere algún día
That they are behind barsQue se hayan tras de las rejas