Voy a dar un pormenor
De lo que a mí me ha pasado
Que me han agarrado preso
Siendo un galla tan jugado

Yo me fui para Agua Prieta
A ver quién me conocía
Y a las once de la noche
Me aprehendió la policia

Me aprehendieron los gendarmes
Al estilo americano
Como un hombre de delito
Todos con pistola en mano

La cárcel de Cananea
Está situada en una Mesa
Y en ella fui procesado
Por causa de mi torpeza

Despedida no la doy
Porque no la traigo aquí
Se la deje al santo niño
Y al señor de Mapimi

I'm going to detail
What happened to me
That they have taken me prisoner
Being a well played rooster
(Even though I've been around and
should have known better)

I went to Agua Prieta
To see if I had a reputation there
And at 11:00 at night
The police apprehended me

They arrested me
In the American style,
As though I were a criminal
All of them with pistol in hand

The jail of Cananea
Is situated on a plateau
And in it I was processed
On account of my stupidity.

I give you no farewell
For I don't have it with me
Leave it to the Holy Child
And to the Lord of Mapimi