Los Dos Amigos

Estos eran dos amigos

These were two friends

Que venían de Mapimí

Who came from Mapimí

Que, por no venirse de oquis

Who, to avoid trouble

Robaron Guanaceví

Stole in Guanaceví

Ellos traíban dos caballos

They had two horses

Un oscuro y un jobero

One dark and one light

En el oscuro, cargan ropa

In the dark one, they carried clothes

Y en el jobero, el dinero

And in the light one, the money

También traíban maquinaría

They also had machinery

Y muy buenas baterías

And very good batteries

Para desclavar los rieles

To remove the rails

Y hacer los cambios de vía

And make the track switches

Martín le dice a José

Martín says to José

No te pongas amarillo

Don't get yellow

Vamos a robar el tren

Let's rob the train

Que viene de Bermejillo

Coming from Bermejillo

Amarillo no me pongo

I don't turn yellow

Amarillo es mi color

Yellow is my color

He robado trenes grandes

I've robbed big trains

Y máquinas de vapor

And steam engines

Válgame, el santo niñito

Oh my, the holy child

Ya agarraron a José

They've caught José

En la esquina del mercado

In the corner of the market

Lo ataron y se les fue

They tied him, but he escaped

Sería por sus oraciones

Maybe it was because of his prayers

Que su madre le rezaba

That his mother used to say

Sería por su buena suerte

Maybe it was his good luck

Que a José no le tocaba

That José was not caught