Ruben Cabada

Ruben Cabada

Ruben Cabada

Year of '71Año del 71
May all of Mexico knowQue sepa mexico entero
Mr. Ruben CabadaEl señor Ruben Cabada
Is a true manEs un hombre verdadero
And defends his nameY que defiende su nombre
Against any gunmanAnte cualquier pistolero

Mr. Ruben CabadaEl señor Ruben Cabada
Is a well-known manEs un hombre muy mentado
Who as a friend is a friendQue como amigo es amigo
As an enemy is toughComo enemigo es pesado
Many have been wrongPor quererle hacer un mal
Trying to harm himMuchos se an equivocado

What I'm singing to youLo que les estoy cantando
Is no jokeNo es ninguna vacilada
It's the true storyEs la historia verdadera
Of Mr. Ruben CabadaDel señor Ruben Cabada
Who knows about everythingEl que conoce de todo
And is not afraid of anythingY no se asusta de nada

His friends revere himSus amigos lo veneran
His children and his wifeSus hijos y su mujer
When it comes to moneySi se trata de dinero
He has what to answer withTiene con que responder
His mother prays for himSu madrecita le reza
Cries and begs for himLe llora y ruega por el

Only those who don't know himSolo el que no lo conzca
Will be mistakenCon el se ha de equivocar
With his gun he's like lightningCon su pistola es un rayo
Very good at shootingMuy bueno pa disparar
And whenever neededY siempre que se le ofrece
He never backs downNunca se sabe rajar

Delfino and Beto take care of himDelfino y beto lo cuidan
They are his loyal companionsSon sus fieles compañero
And proudly sayY con orgullo lo dicen
We are sincere friendsSomos amigos sinceros
The day it's neededEl día que se le ofrezca
We'll die for our bossPor mi patron moriremos

He has women by the dozenMujeres tiene a montones
He likes to drink a lotLe gusta mucho tomar
He's a man who likesEs un hombre que le gusta
To enjoy lifeDe la vida disfrutar
And since he offends no oneY como a nadie ofende
Who will be bothered by himA quien le va a molestar

Goodbye all my friendsAdiós todos mis amigos
Don't forgetNo se les vaya a olvidar
That Mr. Ruben CabadaQue el señor ruben cabada
Is a man of his wordEs hombre a carta cabal
For rich and poor peoplePor gentes ricas y pobres
He knows how to treat everyoneA todos sabe tratar