| Todos atentos señores que voy a cantarles un nuevo corrido
| All attentive gentlemen, I am going to sing you a new corrido
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| de un hombre que era valiente, alegre y decente de eso soy testigo
| of a man who was brave, cheerful and decent I am a witness
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| con las damas caballero, amigo sincero, fue de los mejores,
| with the ladies gentleman, sincere friend, he was one of the best,
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| entre las hembras hermosas se gano su apodo el bandido de amores,
| among the beautiful females he earned his nickname from him the bandit of loves,
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| cuando el bandido llegaba la banda tocaba *Gabino Barrera*
| when the bandit arrived the band played *Gabino Barrera*
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| porque era indio sureño y padre de muchos frontera a frontera.
| because he was a southern Indian and the father of many border to border.
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| Un dia domingo en mi pueblo, conoce a una chula saliendo de misa
| One Sunday in my town, he meets a chula coming out of mass
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| reverencio su sombrero y la chula coqueta con el se desliza,
| I bow to her hat and the chula flirts with it,
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| ya por la noche en la feria andaba en sus brazos estando pedida
| already at night at the fair she was walking in his arms being requested
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| no imaginaba mi amigo que por esa hembra perdiera la vida.
| My friend could not imagine that he would lose his life for that female.
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| Cuando el bandido bailaba la banda tocaba *Gabino Barrera*,
| When the bandit danced, the band played *Gabino Barrera*,
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| el novio andaba tomando dice al cantinero mi novia me espera,
| the boyfriend was drinking he says to the bartender my girlfriend is waiting for me,
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| luego se va para el baile descubre a la ingrata alla entre la bola
| then she goes to the dance she discovers the ungrateful woman there between the ball
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| se le acerco por la espalda y contra el bandido vacio su pistola
| She approached him from behind and emptied her pistol against the bandit.
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| el novio ya esta en la carcel, el bandido muerto y la coqueta sola
| the boyfriend is already in jail, the bandit is dead and the coquette is alone
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| el novio ya esta en la carcel, el bandido muerto y la coqueta sola | the boyfriend is already in jail, the bandit is dead and the coquette is alone |