Este es el corrido del grán Cuco Peña
This is the running of the great Cuco Peña
Hombre bien bragado en toda su tierra
man well energic in all his land
En el desayuno se echaba un tequila
at breakfast a tequila was poured
Para el mediodía abría otra botella
by noon he opened another bottle
Ya para la noche, pistola en la mano
Already for the night, gun in hand
Vaciando cantinas, giraba en tacones
emptying canteens, spinning in heels
Luego en una esquina buscaba chamacas
then in a corner he was looking for women
Sombrero de lado, camisa de fuera
hat on the side, shirt on the outside
Agarró a la vieja, la echaba en el anca
He grabbed the woman, threw her in the haunch
Clavaba la espuela y el caballo arranca
nailed the spur and the horse starts
Y ocurrió esa noche que estando borracho
and it happened that night that being drunk
Después de quererla, quedó entre sus brazos
after loving her, he stay in her arms
Ay Cuco Peña, ay alma en pena
Ay Cuco Peña, ay soul in pain
Ay Cuco Peña, no era la buena
ay Cuco Peña, it was not a good move
Ay Cuco Peña, ay alma en pena
ay Cuco Peña, ay soul in pain
Ay Cuco Peña, no era la buena
ay Cuco Peña, it was not a good move
Luego al día siguiente, terror en la cara
Then the next day, terror on the face
Qué hacía a su lado, él se preguntaba
what was he doing next to him, he wondered himself
Era el jóven Huicho, de extrañas maneras
it was the young Huicho, in strange ways
Vestido de 'ñora, sonriendole ahora
dressed like woman, smiling him now
¡Me has roto la honra!, gritó Cuco Peña
You have broken my honor, Cuco Peña shouted
Y desorbitado sacó la pistola
and exorbitant pulled the gun
Dándo de balazos al pobre del Huicho
shooting poor Huicho
Lavó su deshonra el grán Cuco Peña
the great Cuco Peña washed his dishonor
Detrás de las rejas el grán Cuco Peña
Behind the bars the big Cuco Peña
Triste y solitario cumple su sentencia
sad and lonely meets his sentence
Pero de su celda ya hizo vivienda
but from his cell he already made housing
Llegan sus muchachas, comida y bebida
his girls arrive, food and drink
Ay Cuco Peña, ay alma en pena
Ay Cuco Peña, ay soul in pain
Ay Cuco Peña, no era la buena
ay Cuco Peña, it was not a good move
Ay Cuco Peña, ay alma en pena
ay Cuco Peña, ay soul in pain
Ay Cuco Peña, no era la buena
ay Cuco Peña, it was not a good move
Y este fue el corrido del grán Cuco Peña
And this was the running of the great Cuco Peña
Genio y figura hasta la sepultura
genius and figure to the grave
Trotando en el mundo su sombra vagaba
trotting around the world his shadow wandered
Buscando su hombría que alguien se llevara
looking for his manhood that someone was took away
Ay Cuco Peña, ay alma en pena
Ay Cuco Peña, ay soul in pain
Ay Cuco Peña, no era la buena
ay Cuco Peña, it was not a good move
Ay Cuco Peña, ay alma en pena
ay Cuco Peña, ay soul in pain
Ay Cuco Peña, no era una vieja...
ay Cuco Peña, it was not a good move