El Corrido De Carmelita

Carmelita told Juan José
I can't live with you anymore
I'm going to stay with my parents
You can find another love now

Juan José thought she was betraying him
And felt like a lightning bolt struck him
You can never leave my side
Not even in death will you stop being my lover

And with one shot, he ended Carmelita
And shot her point-blank in the forehead
Kneeling, he kissed her on the cheek
And he took a bullet himself in the mouth

Carmelita was from Piedras Negras
Juan José was from Guerrero
And that day when they first met
Was when they crossed the border at Laredo

In the distance, a graveyard can be seen
There lies Carmelita buried
Only a goldfinch remains with its song
And a mother waiting for her return

And this story was seen by a little dove
And it flew to spread the word up north
Carmelita has been forgiven
By the judge of the holy court