Jesús Amado

Jimenez his nickname
his name beloved Jesus
fought with the cops
from Brownsville on the Rio Grande
they didn't take away his load
for being a daring rooster.

around eleven in the morning
they made a call
that in a rubber boat
his contraband was passing
that Amado would cross it
at two in the morning.

a spotlight shone on him
and several shots were heard
Amado replied
with his gun and a horn
killing two cops
the other 5 ran away.

when he returned to Sinaloa
they put a price on the snitch
getting a surprise
when they realized
a woman he had
set up the betrayal.

when he went to confront
Amado felt a gunshot
but he also shot back
where he saw the flash
very badly wounded Patricia
fell into his arms.

before dying she said
I did it because I love you
I knew you were with another
and I couldn't stand the jealousy
I wanted to see you dead
rather than in someone else's arms.