Jackknife Pedro
By the corner of the old district I saw what happened
With the tomb that they have the lady's men when walking
The hands are always in the pockets of their coats
So that you do not know which of them takes the dagger
He uses a wide-brimmed hat with an average side
And shoes so that if there are problems, he can leave quickly
Dark lenses so that they do not know what he is watching
And a gold tooth that, when he laughs, shines brightly
About three blocks from that corner, a woman
Is crossing the whole sidewalk for the fifth time
And in a bar enters and is given a drink to forget
That the day is a slow one and there are no clients to work
A car passes very slowly through the avenue
It has no marks, but everyone knows that it is the police
Jackknife Pedro, whose hands are always inside the coat
Looks and smiles and the gold tooth returns to shine brightly
While walking, he passes the site from corner to corner
There is not a soul, the avenue is totally deserted
When suddenly that woman leaves the bar
And Jackknife Pedro tightens a fist inside the coat
Look at both sides and does not see anybody
And to the race but without noise crosses the street
And meanwhile in the other sidewalk that woman goes
Grumble, so she does not gain weight with what she eats
While she walks from the old shelter, she draws out a revolver; that woman
She goes to hide it in her purse so that no one disturbs her
A .38 Smith and Wesson special
She loads over so that she is free from any wrongdoing
And Jackknife Pedro, dagger in hand, went to her above
The gold tooth was illuminating the whole avenue "Easy Stew"
While laughing, he stabbed her with the dagger without compassion
When suddenly he heard a firing like a cannon
And Jackknife Pedro fell in the sidewalk while looking, at that woman
Who, shaking his hand, and from a deadly wound, will tell him
I thought that today is not my day, I am leaving
But Jackknife Pedro you are the worst, there is no one worse than you
And develop people for me who, although they made noise, nobody left
They were not curious, they did not have questions, nobody cried
Only a drunkard stumbled upon the two dead
Seizing the revolver, the dagger, the weights, and I leave
And stumbling, he went singing out of tune
The choir that brought them here and gives the message of my song
Life gives you surprises, surprises life gives you... Oh God!
Jackknife Pedro, Knife barking from the corner
Who kills iron and finishes iron
Life gives you...
Fishing in the pier, the hook which you threw
Instead of a sardine, you hooked a shark
Life gives you...
The City of New York has eight million histories
Life gives you...
Like my grandmother says, the one who has the last laugh laughs best
I like to live in America
Life gives you...
When destiny is sent, it does not change nor is it brave
If you were born as a hammer from the sky, the nails will fall on you
Life gives you...
In district of lady's men, be careful in the sidewalk
Be careful with the camera as that one does not run, he flies
Life gives you...
As in a novel of kafka
The drunkard doubled over by the alley