R. Uno

R. Uno

The ember was smokingEstaba humeando el tizón
And they wanted to stir the potY es que querían poner caldo
I'm gonna sing a balladVoy a cantar un corrido
That they won't forgetQue no podrán olvidarlo
They were stoking the fireY es que atizaban el horno
Of the devil's boilerDe la caldera del diablo

The voice of R-Uno was heardSe oyó la voz de R-Uno
On a Sunday morningUn domingo en la mañana
When he told his crewCuando le dijo a su gente
Let’s go pick some applesVamos a pizcar manzana
Here’s a little previewAhí les dejo un anticipo
And I’ll see you in ChihuahuaY nos vemos en Chihuahua

The press reportedEn la prensa publicaron
From a source at an embassyPor fuente de una embajada
In a ranch out in the desertEn un rancho del desierto
Over in Buffalo, ChihuahuaAllá en Búfalo, Chihuahua
There were ten thousand tonsHabía diez mil toneladas
Of the famous appleDe la famosa manzana

And you know what?Y sabes una cosa

The FBI showed upSe miró el FBI
In the mentioned placesEn los lugares mentados
Also a lot of fedsTambién muchos federales
And some fooled menY unos hombres engañados
But the famous R-UnoPero al famoso R-Uno
Not even the soldiers found himNi los soldados lo hallaron

Love is dangerousEl amor es peligroso
Here’s the proofAquí quedó comprobado
For some pretty eyesPor unos ojos bonitos
The rope was tighteningLa soga le iban pisando
They found him in Costa RicaLo hallaron en Costa Rica
In a very expensive castleEn un castillo muy caro

The oven's not for pastriesEl horno no está pa' bollos
It smells like hellfireHuele a azufre del infierno
They accuse him of many thingsLo acusan de muchas cosas
I’m almost believing itCasi me lo estoy creyendo
I see nothing but one stepYo no miro más que un paso
From the boiler to hellDe la caldera al infierno