Bandidos Rurales

León Gieco León Gieco

Rural Bandits

Born in Santa Fe in 1894
Near Cañada, of Italian immigrants
They called him John the Baptist, surnamed Vairoletto
Shrewd, defiant and womanizing dancer
Winchester in the errand, two handguns too
A knife behind and a chestnut horse
Middle part with scarf, tattoo on the skin
He was outlawed, he was outlawed

He fell in love with the woman a policeman was after
He was beaten and arrested by a certain Farach Elias
Get out of Castex, he said, we have laws here
The year was 1919
Before leaving, he went to the bowling alley to see the guy
With a Belgian 450, revolver in hand
He pierced his neck and left him lying there
Now yes outside the law. Now yes outside the law

Rural bandits, difficult to catch
Rebel Riders on Wild Winds
Rural bandits, difficult to catch
Just like fencing stars in no man's land

At the same time there was another bandit
For theft and vagrancy, he was imprisoned 19 times
Paraguay extradites him to Resistencia prison
There he meets Zamacola and Rossi on the 26th
1897 in Monteros, Tucumán
On March 3rd he is considered well born
According to David Peralta, alias Mate Cocido
Also outside the law, also outside the law

Between Campo Largo and Pampa del Infierno
Bunge and Born's paymaster gives him 6000 for not being killed
Great assault on the Chaco train, Saenz Peña mountain
Anderson and Clayton cotton firm
45,000 Dreyfus was taken out without violence
The Ward manager of Quebrachales 13,000 gives you
Kidnapped Negroni, Garbarini and Berzon
He resisted outside the law, he resisted outside the law

Rural bandits, difficult to catch
Rebel Riders on Wild Winds
Rural bandits, difficult to catch
Just like fencing stars in no man's land

Vairoletto falls in Colonia San Pedro de Atuel
He shoots the last shot himself
Vicente Gascón, a 62-year-old Galician
He paid for that betrayal with his life in Pico
Sun, sand and solitude, Alvear cemetery
On his grave there are flowers, candles and metal plates
The last romantic is mourned by Telma, his wife
Die outside the law, die outside the law

They will not know about me, I will not give up my wounded body
Quitilipi, Machagai, where is Mate Cocido?
It was 36 and they want him dead or alive
2,000 reward, the axemans remain silent
He managed to break the siege of Solveyra, a torturer
From Gendarmerie that had information
Herminia and Ramona doubt that he was killed
To this outlaw, to this outlaw

Rural bandits, difficult to catch
Rebel Riders on Wild Winds
Rural bandits, difficult to catch
Just like fencing stars in no man's land

In a neutral place, I think around Buenos Aires
Two brothers are known from this mud, from this blood
They leave a piece of the past sealed here
And they decide to beat the one who steals the quebrachal
That's why the two bands are close to Cote Lai
A certain Mieres, steward of La Forestal, was killed
The silence was broken by bullets, a robbery that could not be
Two outlaws. The two outlaws

Martina Chapanay, a bandit from San Juan
Juan Cuello, Juan Moreira, Gato Moro and Brunel
The Tiger of Quequen, Guayama and Bazan Frias
Barrientos and Velázquez, Calandria and Cubillos
Gaucho Gil, Jose Dolores, Gaucho Lega and Alarcon
Popular bandits of legend and heart
Loved by anarchists, the poor and brothel-goers
All outside the law, all outside the law

Rural bandits, difficult to catch
Rebel Riders on Wild Winds
Rural bandits, difficult to catch
Just like fencing stars in no man's land

  1. Encuentros
  2. Solo Le Pido a Dios
  3. Cinco Siglos Igual
  4. Un Pacto
  5. El Dr. Durito Y Yo
  6. Hombres De Hierro
  7. Como La Cigarra
  8. A Nuestros Hijos
  9. Familia Rodante
  10. La Cultura Es La Sonrisa
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