The Driver

El Chofer

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

From Tijuana to YucatanDesde Tijuana a Yucatán
I earn my living by drivingPor carretera gano el pan
I'm going to Torreón, I'm going to San LuisVoy a Torreón, voy a San Luis
It keeps rollingRueda que rueda
Round and round I am happyVuelta y vuelta soy feliz
Then I'm going to MonterreyLuego me voy a Monterrey
Always alert in caseSiempre alerta por si
Someone, a donkey or an oxAlgún un burro o un buey

AguascalientesAguascalientes
And its San Marcos fairY su feria de San marcos

Goodbye, fellow countrymenAdiós paisanos

I was in Veracruz the day before yesterdayEstuve antier en Veracruz
I passed through PueblaPase por Puebla
Please dim your lightsPor favor baja tu luz
From north to southDe norte a sur
I go everywhereVoy por doquier
I'm going to Morelos and GuerreroVoy a Morelos y a Guerrero
I am 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 ReynosaEn Reynosa
Someone is waiting for meAlguien me espera
In TolucaEn Toluca
Someone is waiting for meAlguien me espera
In CaboEn 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 living by drivingPor carretera gano el pan
I am the driverSoy el chófer

I'm also going to SonoraTambién voy a Sonora
Sinaloa, GornalooSinaloa, 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, you son of a bitchAhí hijo de su