Manuel Santillán, El León
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Manuel Santillán, The Lion
The lion is hidden in the alley
And knows well what will happen to him
So he takes out his revolver
And is going to shoot
The police surround him without mercy
They are after him for settling scores
And it's the sergeant who, without hesitation
Opens fire and shoots him
The curious thing is that before dying
Santillán the Lion uttered words
Before the officers
Who looked bewildered
And he said
Dear enemies of always
I leave this world of pain
Never forget
That the people's tears go to the sea
They go to the sea
They go to the sea
Tears and pain, suffering of a town
Drowns and sinks in the sea
The Lion said it
The Lion said it
The Lion said it
The Lion said it
The officers who saw Santillán die
Left the institution
Nothing more was heard of them
The case was not spoken of again
However, in old San Telmo
In a dirty tavern they say a drunk
Murmured crying
The words that belonged to the lion
They go to the sea
They go to the sea
Tears, pain, suffering
Of a town drowns in the sea
The lion said it
