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El Regreso del Burro Prieto

El burro llegó a Chicago
Con la yerba que llevaba
Y de ahí se devolvió
A Cuidad Juárez, Chihuahua
Iba por más contrabando
Para California y Nevada

Dicen gentes, que lo vieron
Desde muy lejos pasar
Que dejo una polvadera
Como si fuera a volar
Iba con rumbo a Chihuahua
Otra carga a levantar

Cuando llego al Paso, Texas
Ahí se paró a comer
Pasaban los emigrantes
Diciendo, parece aquél
Que pasó, con los dos tercios
Y pataleo, al coronel

Cuando pasó, al otro lado
Rebuznaba y pataleaba
Decía ahora sí, ya llegué
De la tierra donde andaba
Me deshice de la carga
Que tanto me molestaba

De la gavilla del burro
Solo el recuerdo quedó
El burro, se fue a un ranchito
Y nunca más regresó
Le pagaron una feria
Y al cerro se remontó

The Return of the Black Donkey

The donkey arrived in Chicago
With the grass that she carried
And from there she returned
To Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
She was going for more contraband
For California and Nevada

People say that they saw her
Passing from very far away
That she left behind a cloud of dust
As if she were going to fly
She was headed towards Chihuahua
To pick up another load

When she arrived in El Paso, Texas
There she stopped to eat
The immigrants were passing by
Saying, it looks like that one
That passed by with the two thirds
And kicked the colonel

When she crossed over to the other side
She brayed and stomped her feet
She said, now yes, I have arrived
From the land where I was
I got rid of the load
That was bothering me so much

From the gang of the donkey
Only the memory remained
The donkey went to a little ranch
And never returned
They paid her a fortune
And she retreated to the mountain