Quick Sand (Ry Cooder)

I left my home in Tamaulipas In Sonoyta I came across Just six of us when we started Walking behind the coyote boss The old man said let me go there with you Yes I'm old but I'm mighty tough I know the fOad maybe I can help you [ got good shoes I won't hold you up But up on Tinajas Altas he stumbled and he fell He begged and pleaded we had to leave him Lying on Camino Diablo Trail Quick sand I think we lost direct ion Quick sand now we're losing ground Quick sand nobody 'round to help us Quick sand now we're sinking down Thought we was getting close to Yuma I heard it's an unfriendly town We just need a cool drink of water Even Yuma can't turn a poor boy down Then a Dodge Ram truck drove down on us Saying I'm your Arizona vigilante man I'm here to say you ain't welcome in Yuma L'm taking you out just as hard as I can I saw mi madre crying in her rocking chair alone I saw La Llorona flying please take a message back home Quick sand I think we lost direction Quick sand now we're losing ground Quick sand nobody 'round to help us Quick sand now we're sinking down