The Federal Highway Patrol, Gerardo González

El Federal de Caminos, Gerardo González

In Reynosa, Tamaulipas, the men are toughEn Reynosa, Tamaulipas, los hombres son decididos
That's why we remember them singing their balladsPor eso los recordamos cantándoles sus corridos
They killed a highway patrolman over in Zacatecas (listen)Han matado allá en Zacatecas a un federal de caminos (oí)

He was truly a man, defying dangerEra de verdad muy hombre, al peligro desafiaba
He honored the uniform and the squad he ledHonor le hacía al uniforme y a la escuadra que cortaba
On the grips, he carried his name, Javier Peña was his nameEn las cachas llevaba su nombre, Javier Peña se llamaba

Javier did his duty, how could we forget him?Javier su deber cumplía, ¿cómo poder olvidarlo?
When he smiled and said, it’s sad to remember himCuando sonriendo decía, da tristeza recordarlo
Let the Bravos del Norte sing the ballad of GerardoQue me canten los Bravos del Norte el corrido de Gerardo

I remember that morning, by the way, it was Tuesday the 13thRecuerdo aquella mañana, por cierto, era martes 13
Put on the mesh vest, Javier told the chiefPonte el chaleco de malla, Javier le decía al jefe
But suddenly gunfire erupted and they both met their endMás de pronto sonó una metralla y a los dos les daban muerte

They didn’t give him a chance, they knew he was braveNo le dieron tiempo a nada, ya sabían que era valiente
They set up the ambush to take him downLes pusieron la emboscada para poder darle muerte
Javier had courage to spare because he was from the real north (just like that, folks)A Javier el valor le sobraba porque era del mero norte (así nomás, señores)

Javier did his duty, how could we forget him?Javier su deber cumplía, ¿cómo poder olvidarlo?
When he smiled and said, it’s sad to remember himCuando sonriendo decía, da tristeza al recordarlo
Let the Bravos del Norte sing the ballad of GerardoQue me canten los Bravos del Norte el corrido de Gerardo