Song Description
Song about the Coyotes that bring people across the border into the US.
| Song Length |
4:17 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Unique - Soundtracks |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Engaging, Poignant |
Subject |
Civil Rights, Liberal, Progressive |
| Similar Artists |
Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
El Coyote
They bought a ticket to leave Mexico,
to lie in the bushes and hide from the Border Patrol.
Patiently waiting the signal to go,
Silently praying, Lord watch over my soul.
Just as the moon slips away, through an unsuspecting cloud,
El Coyote appears, he's come to smuggle them out.
El Coyote, El Coyote.
You sold your soul to the man, to fill his supply and demand.
Take the money and cover your back, such a precious contraband!
El Coyote, El Coyote.
You travel the desert, according to plan.
Two shots in the distance, means they're letting you pass.
Later they'll say they're not sure what they saw.
Business is better, since you made friends with the law.
Don't tell your brother, he thinks you risk your life.
He just might not understand the danger in working both sides!
El Coyote, El Coyote.
You sold your soul to the man, to fill his supply and demand.
Take the money and cover your back, such a precious contraband!
El Coyote, El Coyote.
Seven people share a room in East L.A.
Lining the streets for a job that pays Twenty-five dollars a day.
El Coyote, El Coyote.
You sold your soul to the man, to fill his supply and demand.
Take the money and cover your back, such a precious contraband!
El Coyote, El Coyote.
RON FINN/2008