Lyrics of La Banda Del Carro Rojo - La Barranca

La Banda Del Carro Rojo (original)

Dicen que venían del sur
En un carro colorado
Traían cien kilos de coca
Iban con rumbo a Chicago;
Así lo dijo el soplón
Que los había denunciado
Ya habían pasado la aduana
La que esta en El Paso, Texas
Pero en mero San Antonio
Lo estaban esperando
Eran los rinches de Texas
Que comandan el condado
Una sirena lloraba
Un emigrante gritaba
Que detuvieran el carro
Para que lo registraran
Y que no se resistieran
Porque si no los mataban
Surgió una M-16
Cuando iba rugiendo el aire
El faro de una patrulla
Se vio volar por el aire
Así empezó aquel combate
Donde fue aquella masacre
Decía Don Lino Nava
Esto tenía que pasar
Mis compañeros han muerto
Ya no podrán declarar
Y yo lo siento sheriff
Porque yo no se cantar
De los siete que murieron
Solo las cruces quedaron
Cuatro eran del carro rojo
Los otros tres del gobierno
Por ellos no se preocupen
Irán con Lino al infierno
Dicen que eran del Cantil
Otros que eran del Altar
Hasta por ahí dicen muchos
Que procedían del Parral;
La verdad nunca se supo
Nadie los fue a reclamar

(translation)

They say they came from the south
In a red car
They brought a hundred kilos of coke
They were bound for Chicago;
So said the snitch
That he had denounced them
They had already passed customs
The one in El Paso, Texas
But in mere San Antonio
they were waiting for it
They were the rinches of Texas
who command the county
a mermaid cried
an emigrant shouted
to stop the car
For them to record it
And that they did not resist
Because if they didn't kill them
Came up an M-16
When the air was roaring
The beacon of a patrol
She saw herself fly through the air
That's how that fight started
Where was that massacre?
Don Lino Nava said
this had to happen
my companions have died
they will no longer be able to declare
and i'm sorry sheriff
Because I don't know how to sing
Of the seven who died
only the crosses remained
Four were from the red car
The other three from the government
Don't worry about them
They will go to hell with Lino
They say they were from Cantil
Others who were from the Altar
So far many say
That they came from Parral;
The truth was never known
Nobody went to claim them