The Two Friends

Los Dos Amigos

These were, two friendsEstos eran, dos amigos
Who came from MapimíQue venían de Mapimí
Who didn’t want to leave empty-handedQue por no venirse de Oquis
So they robbed GuanaceviRobaron Guanacevi

They had, two horsesEllos traiban, dos caballos
One dark and one lightUn oscuro y un jovero
The dark one carried clothesEl oscuro carga ropa
And the light one the goodsY en el jovero la nanda

They also had, machineryTambién traiban, maquinaria
And some good batteriesY muy buenas baterías
To unbolt the tracksPara desclavar los rieles
And make the switch changesY hacer los cambios de vía

Martín says to JoséMartín le dice a José
Don’t get scared (let’s go)No te pongas amarillo (ámonos)
Let’s rob the trainVamos a robar el tren
That’s coming from BermejilloQue viene de Bermejillo

I’m not scaredAmarillo no me pongo
Yellow is my colorAmarillo es mi color
I’ve robbed big trainsHe robado trenes grandes
And steam engines tooY máquinas de vapor

Goodness, holy childVálgame el santo niñito
They caught JoséYa agarraron a José
At the corner of the marketEn la esquina del mercado
They tied him up and he got awayLo ataron y se les fue

Maybe it was his mother’s prayersSería por sus oraciones
That she was saying for himQue su madre le rezaba
Maybe it was his good luckSería por su buena suerte
Or it just wasn’t José’s dayO a José no le tocaba