El Coyote

El Coyote - Guy Clark

In the town of Reynosa there's a beautiful river

That shines in the Mexico sun

There are boats and they cross from one side to the other

At dusk when the hot day is done

From there to acuña a to del rio texas

You valley up through san antone

With the pesos I've saved up for years then I'll trade

For the chance to send dollars back home

Coyote coyote que hiciste cabron

Coyote man what have you done

You took all our money and left us to die

In the heat of the south Texas sun

Coyote que hiciste cabron

He steps out of the shadows he won't look in my eyes

His hand's out to take all I've got

He says that he's smuggled a thousand good men

And he says that he's never been caught

So with seventeen other braceros like cattle

Packed in for that long final ride

In the semi truck crossing the border it's dark

And it's hot as an oven inside

Coyote coyote que hiciste cabron

Coyote man what have you done

You took all our money and left us to die

In the heat of the south Texas sun

Coyote que hiciste cabron

The braceros are asking in whispers

Why the truck stopped in the heat of the day

At first sign of trouble he's left us all there

By the road and he's walking away

Coyote coyote que hiciste cabron

Coyote man what have you done

You took all our money and left us to die

In the heat of the south Texas sun

Coyote que hiciste cabron

Coyote que hiciste cabron