Burro Empacador

I remember and miss
The good times I had
In the time I was brave
People respected me
I was always reliable
At every party I attended
I remember one occasion
That people always told me about
I made fourteen men run
Everyone was screaming in fear
I was the one who made the fifteen
That flew ahead
I ran faster than the others
And none could catch me.

I was always lucky
Because God helped me
Every fight that happened
I was always the one to break it up
People already knew
No one fought near me
I lent the mateiro's shinbone
Whenever needed
I saw a fight starting
When the gun flashed
If a shot was fired
I could hear it from afar
I was never a witness
That I wasn't there at that moment

Later I became a horse tamer
But it was a time I enjoyed
I worked on a farm
I managed all the cowboys
I lived on reserve
And everyone was jealous of me
Those stubborn packhorses
I was always the one to handle
When they were unbroken
I quickly tamed them
If the horse was stubborn
When it refused to move
Just so it wouldn't be stubborn
I dismounted and pulled

The boss fired me
Said I didn't fit in
Said I wasn't a cowboy
I wasn't good for work
I was furious
With all the insults
I pulled out my revolver
That I carried on my belt
Then they tried to appease me
Thinking I would shoot
I've never seen such a sad journey
The shame I went through
When I saw a bull in the lasso
I didn't even get close