La Muerte de La Cantinera
Los Cumbieros del Sur
The Death of the Barmaid
I'm gonna sing a ballad
You'll know the date soon
The barmaid has died
She just got buried
She was killed by the cops
In Huetamo, Michoacán
The barmaid was drinking
In a little restaurant
When the cops showed up
Trying to disarm her
But she replied to them
You’ll have to kill me first
The cops were scared of her
And they backed off a bit
They turned around
And left her alone
But she kept on drinking
In that same spot
The cops didn’t leave
They came back again
And the barmaid, so sure
That nothing would happen to her
But she didn’t have time
Not even to shoot
And outside they opened fire
With a machine gun
And she was still shouting
Where’s my damn gun?
Lying there lifeless
On top of a jukebox
With this, I say goodbye
I’m never coming back
I tell the cops
To do their damn job
The barmaid is dead
They’ve got nothing to fear
