La Tracalera [English translation]

I left Corpus because I didn't pay the rent;

In San Antonio, I came across another account...

There in the valley, the car company were looking for me;

They were fuming, because they never found me...

At midnight, I started for Laredo,

But I couldn't even find a hideout there...

In Austin, I found out that my parents were looking for me;

It had been some time since I'd even sent them five bucks...

That's why now, they call me "tracalera";

All over Texas, they don't let me rest...

Let's see if in Houston, I can make some money,

And even if I don't sleep, I will come to pay them...

There in Dallas, I came across a little girlfriend;

"Come to Waco, I have a little change!"

But the law that was watching her,

The next day, caught her smuggling...

There in Victoria, the police stopped me

For various [forged] checks and a fine I owed...

I called out to the country - I want to talk to my sister;

She's asleep, and my niece answers...

That's why now, they call me "tracalera";

All over Texas, they don't let me rest...

Let's see if in Houston, I can make some money,

And even if I don't sleep, I will come to pay them...