El flete

The tough guys are done,
bullying and boasting
with courage and decision.
The bad ones are done
with coins and sticks,
daggers and big knives.
The ones with a knife are done
and they all act tough
when the time comes.
Because the high and mighty ones
are spotted and given the haul
to the other town.

Those old men who had
the woman with arrogance,
they act all pure and decent
and don't earn for the booze.
No one acts all tough
or puffs up their chest
out of pure bravado,
because the high and mighty ones
are spotted and given the haul
to the other town.