Llego borracho el borracho [English translation]

The drunkard came drunk

Asking for five tequilas

And the bartender said to him:

“we've run out of alcohol,

if you want to go for a drink,

let’s go to another bar”

The drunkard went away drunk,

taking the bartender by the arm,

and he asked him: “what are you drinking?

Let’s see who of us falls over first

It’s going to cost some money

To the one who falls over first"

And the drunkard and the bartender

Kept asking and asking for drinks

The mariachis and their songs

Were amusing them

But they could feel that the atmosphere

Was turning into something similar to hell

Suddenly, the drunkard shouted:

“Life is worth nothing”

And the bartender replied:

“My life is insured,

If you keep dropping hints,

I will answer with bullets”

The two of them drew their guns

The bullets crossed

People started to run

The bullets kept whistling

And then, suddenly, both of them fell over

Drawing a cross with their arms on the floor

And the drunkard and the bartender

both they were dying

The mariachis and their songs

also ran away

And that’s how two lives ended

Due to a misunderstanding

• Artist:José Alfredo Jiménez