Ely Joe Gallo Del Cielo Lyrics

Gallo Del Cielo Lyrics

Carlos Saragosa left his home in Casas Grandes when the moon was full



He had no money in his pocket, just a locket of his sister framed in Gold



He headed for el Sueco, stole a rooster named Gallo Del Cielo



Then he crossed the Rio Grande with that roosted nestled deep within his arm







Galllo del Cielo was a warrior born in heaven so the legends say



His wings they had been broken, he had one eye rollin crazy in his head



He'd fought a hundred fights and the legends say that one night near El Sueco




He fought Cielo seven times, seven times he left brave roosters dead







Hola myTeresa I'm thinkin of you now inSan Antonio



I have 27 dollars and the good luck of your good luck of your picture framed in
gold



Tonight I'll put it all on the fighting spurs of Gallo Del Cielo



Then I'll return to buy the land Pancho Villa stole from father long ago







Outside of San Diego in the Onion fields of Paco Monte Verde



The Pride of San Diego lay sleeping on a fancy bed of silk



Adn they laughed when Saragosa pulled the one-eyed Del Cielo from beneath his
shirt



But they cried when Saragosa waked away with a thousand dollar bill







Hola myTeresa I'm thinkin of you now in Santa Barbara



I have 27 dollars and the good luck of your good luck of your picture framed in
gold



Tonight I'll put it all on the fighting spurs of Gallo Del Cielo



Then I'll return to buy the land Pancho Villa stole from father long ago







Now the moon has gone to hiding and the lantern light spills shadows on the
fighting sand



A wicked black named Zorro faces Del Cielo in the sand



And Carlos Saragosa fears the tiny crack that runs across his roosters beak



And he fears that he has lost the 50,000 dollars riding on the fight







Hola myTeresa I'm thinkin of you now in Santa Clara



The money's on the table, I'm holding now your good luck framed in gold



Everything we dream of is riding on the spurs of Del Cielo



Then I'll return to buy the land Pancho Villa stole from father long ago







The signal it was given and the roosters rose together far above the sand



Gallo Del Cielo sunk a gaff into Zorro's shiny breast



They were separated quickly but they rose and fought each other time and time
again



And the legends all agreed that Gallo Del Cielo fought the best







But then the screams of Saragosa filled the night outside the town of Santa
Clara



As the beak of Del Cielo lay broken like a shell within his hand



And they say that Saragosa screamed a curse upon the bones of Pancho Villa



As Zorro rose up one more time and drove Del Cielo in the sand







Hola myTeresa I'm thinkin of you now in San Francisco



I have no money in my pocket I no longer have your good luck framed in gold



I buried it last evening with the bones of my beloved Del Cielo



I will not return to buy the land that Villa stole long ago







Do the rivers still run muddy outside of my beloved Casas Grandes?



Does the scar upon my brother's face turn red when he hears mention of my
name?



And do the people of El Sueco still curse the theft of Gallo Del Cielo?



Tell my family not to worry, I will not return to cause them shame.