El Gato Negro
Ruben Ramos Lyrics
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Todas las leyes me buscan ya
Soy peligroso, según lo dicen
Un desalmado y un criminal
Desde muy chico, me eché a los vicios
Todo lo malo conozco yo
Conozco a todos los traficantes
Desde las sierras allá en Chihuahua
Con carga blanca viajaba yo
Y entre las barbas de los Sheriffes
Cruzaba aduanas de emigración
Cargas enteras de Yerbabuena
Llevé a Chicago y a Nueva York
Y varias veces por mala suerte
Caí en la celdas de la prisión
Allá en Laredo, en una emboscada
Con los Sheriffes me la rifé
Me fuí por Alice tirando al norte
Ni de la muerte yo me acordé
Por San Antonio, pasé la noche
Llegando a Houston, no sé por qué
Los patrulleros tenían aviso
Y del corral me les escapé
Temible cárcel de Kansas City
Famosa cárcel de San Quintín
De San Antonio su cárcel nueva
Del quinto piso me les salí
El Gato Negro no se despide
Desaparecé de la región
Cuando me miren todo de Negro
Y ojos borrados, ese soy yo
In Ruben Ramos's song "El Gato Negro," the singer identifies himself as a dangerous criminal who has evaded the law on numerous occasions. The title translates to "The Black Cat," and his criminal record has earned him this nickname. From a young age, the singer had involved himself in vices and gained knowledge of the criminal underworld, becoming familiar with drug traffickers and other felons in the country. He had even traveled through the sierras in Chihuahua with illegal cargo, smuggling it through immigration customs.
The singer has fallen into trouble with the law many times, being arrested and thrown into jail for bringing bulk supplies of Yerbabuena to Chicago and New York, as well as for other reasons. However, his fearless attitude and ability to escape from dangerous situations have allowed him to survive many difficult experiences. He even narrates an unforgettable time when he crossed paths with the Sheriffes, faced them in a brave shootout, and then escaped without a scratch. The last verses of the song signal a message that identifies him as "The Black Cat," to be feared and avoided at all costs.
Line by Line Meaning
A mí me llaman el Gato Negro
They call me the Black Cat
Todas las leyes me buscan ya
All the laws are already after me
Soy peligroso, según lo dicen
I'm dangerous, or so they say
Un desalmado y un criminal
A heartless person and a criminal
Desde muy chico, me eché a los vicios
Since I was young, I got into vices
Todo lo malo conozco yo
I know all that's bad
Conozco a todos los traficantes
I know all the traffickers
Y criminales de la nación
And the criminals of the nation
Desde las sierras allá en Chihuahua
From the mountains of Chihuahua
Con carga blanca viajaba yo
I traveled with white cargo
Y entre las barbas de los Sheriffes
And under the noses of the sheriffs
Cruzaba aduanas de emigración
I crossed immigration customs
Cargas enteras de Yerbabuena
Full loads of peppermint
Llevé a Chicago y a Nueva York
I took them to Chicago and New York
Y varias veces por mala suerte
And several times, due to bad luck
Caí en la celdas de la prisión
I fell into the prison cells
Allá en Laredo, en una emboscada
In Laredo, in an ambush
Con los Sheriffes me la rifé
I fought against the sheriffs
Me fuí por Alice tirando al norte
I went to the north through Alice
Ni de la muerte yo me acordé
I didn't even think of death
Por San Antonio, pasé la noche
I spent the night in San Antonio
Llegando a Houston, no sé por qué
Arriving in Houston, I don't know why
Los patrulleros tenían aviso
The patrolmen had a warning
Y del corral me les escapé
And I escaped from their custody
Temible cárcel de Kansas City
The fearsome prison of Kansas City
Famosa cárcel de San Quintín
The famous prison of San Quentin
De San Antonio su cárcel nueva
San Antonio's new jail
Del quinto piso me les salí
I escaped from the fifth floor
El Gato Negro no se despide
The Black Cat doesn't say goodbye
Desaparecé de la región
Disappear from the region
Cuando me miren todo de Negro
When you see everything black
Y ojos borrados, ese soy yo
And blurry eyes, that's me
Lyrics © SAN ANTONIO MUSIC PUBLISHER
Written by: Salome Gutierrez Renteria
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Rodolfo Gutierrez
The well known corrido "El Gato Negro", whose words and music were written by Salome Gutierrez, R. and published by San Antonio Music Publishers, Inc.
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