Corrido de Simon Blanco

I'm gonna sing a ballad
Without offense and without fuss
About what happened in Tres Palos
In the town of Acapulco
They killed Simon Blanco
But his legacy was greater

His mother used to tell him
Simon, don’t go to the dance
And Simon replied
Mom, don’t be such a coward
Why be so careful
When it’s better to face whatever comes

When Simon got to the dance
He headed to the crowd
Everyone greeted him
Like a man of honor
The Martinez family said
He fell into the lion's trap

Around three in the afternoon
The trouble began
When with a gun in hand
Adrian Baylon hunted him down
Onesimo, his buddy
Viciously took him out

At the first gunshots
Simon spoke with fury
Andres, give me my gun
Don’t you see that’s my defense?
He tried to take on Martinez
But his strength let him down

About three days after he died
The Martinez family fell
They said in their mourning
That it held a mystery
Because killing a buddy
Was to offend the eternal

They killed Simon Blanco
Who was a tough little rooster
He was a fine little rooster
That the government respected
With his .30 in hand
Simon Blanco was his name.