The Spotted Wolf Colt

El Potro Lobo Gateado

In a herd I sawEn una manada vide
A colt that I likedUn potro que me gustaba
I went with the rancherMe fui con el hacendado
Sir, I have a dealSeñor, traigo una tratada
I want you to give me a horseQuiero que me dé un caballo
For my chestnut marePor mi yegua colorada

"Which horse do you want?"¿Cuál caballo es el que quieres?
The rancher repliedLe contesta el hacendado
A spotted wolf coltUn potro lobo gateado
That I saw in the corral yesterdayQue ayer vide en el corral
That cowboys and foremenQue charros y caporales
Haven't been able to tameNo lo han podido amansar

I'll give you fifteen hundred bucksTe doy mil quinientos pesos
And the colt is yoursY el potro te lo regalo
I was thinkingAl cabo yo había pensado
Of sending him to the glue factoryMeterlo por malo al carro
Since he’s thrownQue a charros y a caporales
All the cowboys and foremenA todos los ha tumbado

Once he got a hold of himLuego que ya se hizo de él
The cowboy gave him a talkEl charro le echo una hablada
Now my horse playsAhora juega mi caballo
With his chestnut mareCon su yegua colorada
We’ll save the raceLa carrera la dejamos
For Candlemas DayPa'l día de la Candelaria

The rancher repliedLe contesta el hacendado
Don't think I'm scaredNo pienses que tengo miedo
Let’s go to the officeVámonos pa la oficina
To deposit the cashA depositar el dinero
And we’ll set the dateY la fecha la dejamos
For February 23rdPa'l 23 de febrero

Finally, the day arrivedPor fin se llegó la fecha
For the famous raceDe la carrera afamada
Cash was flyingVolaban pesos tronchados
To the chestnut mareA la yegua colorada
And the spotted wolf coltY al potro lobo gateado
No one would bet a dimeNi quién le apostará nada

They took off from the starting lineSe arrancan del partidero
And the horse wouldn’t give inY el caballo no cedía
Everyone was sayingToda la gente decía
What a violent horse!¡Qué caballo tan violento!
He just needed wingsNomás alas le faltaban
To fly through the windPara volar por el viento

And the chestnut mareY la yegua colorada
Was of very fine bloodQue de sangre era muy fina
Everyone respected herTodos le tenían respeto
For being quick and slyPor ligera y por ladina
And the spotted wolf coltY el potro lobo gateado
Took away her arroganceLe quitó lo presumida

With this, I say goodbyeYa con esta me despido
Forgive me for the bad singingDispensen, lo mal cantado
Here ends the balladAquí termina el corrido
Of a cowboy and a rancherDe un charro y un hacendado
Of the chestnut mareDe la yegua colorada
And the spotted wolf coltY el potro lobo gateado