El Chofer

The Driver

El Chofer

I'm going to start, I'm the driverVoy a arrancar, soy el chófer
I'll drive through the night until dawnManejare la noche hasta al amanecer
There's no time to loseTiempo no hay, para perder
I have a long stretch of country to coverTengo un buen tramo de país que recorrer

From Tijuana to YucatanDesde Tijuana a Yucatan
I earn my bread on the roadPor carretera gano el pan
I'm going to Torreon, I'm going to San LuisVoy a Torreon, voy a San Luis
Wheel that turnsRueda que rueda
Round and round, I'm happyVuelta y vuelta soy feliz
Then I'm off to MonterreyLuego me voy a Monterrey
Always alert in caseSiempre alerta por si
There's a donkey or an oxAlgún un burro o un buey

Aguas CalientesAguas calientes
And its San Marcos fairY su feria de San marcos

Goodbye, compatriotsAdiós paisanos

I was in Veracruz the day before yesterdayEstuve antier en Veracruz
I passed through PueblaPase por Puebla
Please dim your lightPor favor baja tu luz
From north to southDe norte a sur
I go everywhereVoy por doquier
I go to Morelos and GuerreroVoy a Morelos y a Guerrero
I'm a driverSoy chófer
From Ciudad Juarez to ParralDe Ciudad Juarez a Parral
And even to the Federal DistrictY hasta el Distrito Federal

Someone is waiting for meAlguien me espera
In ReinosaEn Reinosa
Someone is waiting for meAlguien me espera
In TolucaEn Toluca
Someone is waiting for meAlguien me espera
In CabosEn Cabos
Someone is waiting for meAlguien me espera
In HermosilloEn Hermosillo
Someone is waiting for meAlguien me espera
In TepicEn Tepic
Someone is waiting for meAlguien me espera
In HuentitanEn Huentitan

On the national highwayEn carretera nacional
From Laredo to MichoacanDesde Laredo a Michoacan
I earn my bread on the roadPor carretera gano el pan
I'm the driverSoy el chófer

I also go to SonoraTambien voy a Sonora
Sinaloa, GornaloaSinaloa, Gornaloa
Durango, ZacatecasDurango, Zacatecas
Nayarit, JaliscoNayarit, Jalisco
Guanajuato, QueretaroGuanajuato, Queretaro
Hidalgo, ColimaHidalgo, Colima
Tlaxcala, OaxacaTlaxcala, Oaxaca
Chiapas, TabascoChiapas, Tabasco
Campeche and Quintana RooCampeche y Quintana Roo

There, son of aAhi hijo de su