Gallo Del Cielo

	  		


Intro 
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verse 1 
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Carlos Zaragoza left his home in Casas Grandes when the moon was full 
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No money in his pocket, just a locket of his sister framed in gold 
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He rode into El Sueco, stole a rooster called Gallo Del Cielo 
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Then he swam the Rio Grande with that fighter nestled deep beneath his arm 

verse 2 
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El Gallo Del Cielo was a rooster born in heaven, so the legends say 
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His wings they had been broken, he had one eye rolling crazy in his head 
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And he'd fought a hundred fights, and the legends say that one night near El Sueco 
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They'd fought Gallo seven times, and seven times he'd left brave roosters dead 

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Hola, my Theresa, I am thinking of you now in San Antonio 
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I have 27 dollars and the good luck of your picture framed in gold 
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Tonight I'll put it all on the fighting spurs of Gallo Del Cielo 
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And then I'll return to buy the land Villa stole from father long ago
 

verse 3 
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Outside of San Diego, in the onion fields of Paco Monteverde 
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The Pride of San Diego lay sleeping on a fancy bed of silk 
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And they laughed when Zaragoza pulled the one-eyed del Cielo from beneath his coat 
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But they cried when Zaragoza walked away with a thousand dollar bill 

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Hola, my Theresa, I am thinking of you now in Santa Barbara 
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I have fifteen hundred dollars and the good luck of your picture framed in gold 
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Tonight I'll put it all on the fighting spurs of Gallo Del Cielo 
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And then I'll return to buy the land Villa stole from father long ago
 

verse 4 
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Now the moon has gone to hiding and the lantern light spills shadows on a fighting sand 
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Where a wicked black named Zorro faces Gallo del Cielo in the night 
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But Carlos Zaragoza fears the tiny crack that runs across his rooster's beak 
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And he fears he has lost the fifty thousand dollars riding on the fight 
 
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Hola, my Theresa, I am thinking of you now in Santa Clara 
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Yes, the money's on the table, I am holding to your good luck framed in gold 
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And everything we've dreamed of is riding on the spurs of Del Cielo 
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I pray that I'll return to buy the land Villa stole from father long ago
 

Verse 5 
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Then the signal it was given, and the cocks rose together far above the sand 
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El Gallo del Cielo sunk a gaff into Zorro's shiny breast 
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They were separated quickly but they rose and fought each other thirty-seven times 
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And the legends say that everyone agreed that del Cielo fought the best 

Verse 6 
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Then the screams of Zaragoza filled the night outside the town of Santa Clara 
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As the beak of del Cielo lay broken like a shell within his hand 
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And they say that Zaragoza screamed a curse upon the bones of Pancho Villa 
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When Zorro rose up one last time and drove del Cielo through the sand 

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Hola, my Theresa, I am thinking of you now in San Francisco 
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I have no money in my pocket, I no longer have your good luck framed in gold 
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I buried it last evening with the bones of my beloved Del Cielo 
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And I'll not return to buy the land Villa stole from father long ago
 

Verse 7 
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Do the rivers still run muddy outside of my beloved Casas Grandes? 
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Does the scar upon my brother's face turn red when he hears mention of my name? 
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Do the people of El Sueco curse the theft of Gallo del Cielo? 
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Well, tell my family not to worry, I will not return to cause them shame 

Outro 
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