Corrido Del Desertor
Las Jilguerillas
Deserter's Ballad
Don Jose Maria stepped out
Going up and down the path of death for his son
To the ranch of the doves
When he reached the waterhole
There he asked for a favor
Please give him a jug of water
'Cause I'm dying of thirst
Don Jose Maria told
The famous general
If they don’t kill me, friends
I’ll weigh it in sealed gold
The general replies
Don’t be so desperate
Tomorrow morning
Your son will be executed
His poor mother cried
Underneath the dead
Seeing her beloved son
Surrounded by federals
My brigade general
It wasn’t your fault
They’re in full combat
That’s why I deserted from there
