We Wanted to Test the Land

Quisimos Calar La Tierra

With a liter of seedsCon un litro de semillas
He arrived in the StatesEl llego a estados unidos
But it was high-grade stuffPero era semilla fina
Not corn or wheatNo era de maíz ni de trigo
It was weed seedsEra semilla de hierva
And he was a pro at growing.Y el era experto en cultivos.

He met an AmericanConoció a un americano
Who had a ranch in the hillsQue tenia un rancho en la sierra
He laid out the situationLe planteo la situación
In a thousand different waysDe una y de mil maneras
Until the gringo saidHasta que le dijo el gringo
You can have all my land.Ser tuyas todas mis tierras.

They started plantingEmpezaron a sembrar
And after a few months, they harvestedY a los meses cosecharon
They did well to startLes fue bien para empezar
They pulled in several kilosVarios kilos levantaron
They sold it for a good priceLos vendieron a buen precio
And kept on planting.Y sembrando continuaron.

They were kings of the weedEran reyes de la hierba
And thanks to their gutsY gracias a su valor
They managed to make a dealLograron apalabrar
With the sheriff of the areaAl sheriff de la región
And one day, looking for other dealersY un día buscando a otros narcos
The DEA caught them.La dea los descubrió.

They took them inLos llevaron detenidos
For the judge to decidePara que el juez decidiera
And in court, they ask themY en la corte les preguntan
Why are you messing up our hills?Por que ensucian nuestra sierra
And the Mexican repliesY el mexicano contesta
We wanted to test the land.Quisimos calar la tierra.