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El Federal De Caminos

En Reynosa Tamaulipas
Los hombres son decididos
Por eso los recordamos
Cantandoles sus corridos
Han matado alla en Zacatecas
A un Federal de Caminos

Era de verdad muy hombre
Al peligro desafiaba
Honor le hacia al uniforme
Y a la escuadra que cargaba
En las cachas tenia su nombre
Javier Peña se llamaba

Javier su deber cumplia
Como poder olvidarlo
Cuando sonriendo decía
Da tristeza al recordarlo
Que me canten los Bravos del Norte
El corrido de Gerardo

Recuerdo aquella mañana
Por cierto era Martes 13
Ponte el chaleco de malla
Javier le decia al Jefe
Mas de pronto sonó una metralla
Y a los dos les dieron muerte

No les dieron tiempo a nada
Ya sabian que era valiente
Les pusieron la emboscada
Para poder darle muerte
A Javier el valor le sobraba
Porque era del mero Norte

Javier su deber cumplia
Como poder olvidarlo
Cuando sonriendo decía
Da tristeza al recordarlo
Que me canten los Bravos del Norte
El Corrido de Gerardo.

The Highway Patrolman

In Reynosa, Tamaulipas
The men are resolute
That's why we remember them
By singing their corridos
They killed a Federal Highway Patrolman
In Zacatecas

He was a genuine man
Who dared to face danger
He honored his uniform
And the gun he carried
His name was engraved on the grips
Javier Peña

Javier did his duty
How can we forget him?
When he would say with a smile
It saddens me to remember
Have the Bravos del Norte sing me
Gerardo's corrido

I remember that morning
It was Tuesday the 13th, by the way
Put on your chain-link vest
Javier said to his boss
Suddenly, a machine gun rattled
And they both died

They didn't give them a chance
They knew he was brave
They ambushed them
In order to kill him
Javier had plenty of courage
Because he was from the great North

Javier did his duty
How can we forget him?
When he would say with a smile
It saddens me to remember
Have the Bravos del Norte sing me
Gerardo's corrido.