Recado de Tropillero

Bring the messages, boys
With spurs tied, mane and tight saddle
Because this Sunday there's a rehearsal here at the ranch
I'm eager to see my beaten horses

My herd is free from roundups
Two and a half months roaming in the winter pasture
I left the good ones, eliminated the cheats
I shipped the fool to the toasted mare

If the boys from Alegrte at the rodeos
Don't shy away from riding the wild ones
Because in the break from work and studies
They all come together to dominate the ride

I'm a horseman and that's my contribution
And I review my beaten horses from hand to hand
Whether they're rough, saddle, southern rump
I let them come and ride as they please

The one-eyed sorrel has been unstoppable for a while
From those days causing trouble at the rodeos
He got rid of many tough Indian riders
Who were eagerly waiting for bad weather

And the piebald, the golden tobiano
The folks from the town are crazy to ride
They're training only on carriage horses
Which for a beginner is not a horse to tame

If the boys from Alegrte at the rodeos
Don't shy away from riding the wild ones
Because in the break from work and studies
They all come together to dominate the ride

I'm a horseman and that's my contribution
And I review my beaten horses from hand to hand
Whether they're rough, saddle, southern rump
I let them come and ride as they please

And I warn everyone, the herd is ready
And there are some fillies ready to be tested
If any of them backs down in the ring
I'll give her a nudge and go tame her for work

And if any of them gets beaten and doesn't kick
Or in the pens won't let herself be bridled
I'll release her to the field to fatten up properly
Tail up and then she'll return to the corral

If the boys from Alegrte at the rodeos
Don't shy away from riding the wild ones
Because in the break from work and studies
They all come together to dominate the ride

I'm a horseman and that's my contribution
And I review my beaten horses from hand to hand
Whether they're rough, saddle, southern rump
I let them come and ride as they please