Los 500 Novillos

The 500 Steers

Los 500 Novillos

When we left on bailCuando salimos de fianza
with the strong herd of steerscon la fuerte novillada
oh, the troubles we went throughay que trabajos pasamos
across that vast plainpor esa grande llanada

Five hundred steers they wereQuinientos novillos fueron
all very livelytodititos muy livianos
they couldn't be stoppedno los pudieron parar
by fifteen Americansentre quince americanos

At eleven at nightA las once de la noche
a heavy downpour was unleashedse solto un fuerte aguacero
in order to stop thempara poderlos parar
we formed a shootoutles formamos tiroteo

In the plains of the palomoEn los llanos del palomo
a fierce bull got loosese nos solto un toro bravo
the foreman lassoed itel caporal lo lazo
on his dark horseen su caballo melano

The mother of a cowboyLa mama de un vaquero
asks the foremanle pregunta al caporal
what reason can you give me about my sonque razón me da de mi hijo
that I haven't seen him arriveque no lo he visto llegar

Ma'am, if I told youSeñora si le dijera
you would start to cryse pondria usted a llorar
a bull has killed your sona su hijo lo ha matado un toro
in the ditches of a corralen las zanjas de un corral

Five hundred steers they wereQuinientos novillos fueron
all very livelytodititos muy livianos
they couldn't be stoppedno los pudieron parar
by fifteen Americansentre quince americanos

With this I bid farewellYa con esta me despido
I have no more to singya no tengo que cantar
these verses were composedestos versos los compuso
by Giribaldo the foremanGiribaldo el caporal