Corrido of the Bundy Brothers (Corrido de los hermanos Bundy)

This is a tale of two Bundys--

Ammon and Ryan by name.

They and the FBI

Both played the waiting game.

 

The brothers' dad, Cliven Bundy,

At one time had a close call

With the feds. I guess that he

And his sons are "tal para qual."

 

The brothers and their compadres

With rifles and pistols in hand

Headed north to Oregon

And occupied federal land.

 

A national wildlife refuge

Served as the activists' fort.

There they were holed up for weeks,

Until their plans were cut short.

 

Ammon says they were there

To serve a "righteous cause."

He says that the "Lord" disagrees

With our American laws.

 

(How does he know that? you wonder.

Does he have Aaron's rod

Or maybe a miraculous link--

A direct-line connection with God?)

 

Along with "Captain Moroni,"

The protesters said they would stay

Until they got what they wanted.

People said, "Take them away."

 

Agents moved in on the outlaws

On rural #395.

Shots rang out in the skirmish.

One outlaw didn't survive.

 

The others were arrested.

Off to jail they would go,

Leaving behind their footsteps

And blood spots in the cold snow.

 

The protesters’ use of force,

Intimidation and threats

Brought about their downfall.

I doubt they have any regrets.

 

Giving the land to the people

Is one of their muddled demands.

But aren't wildlife refuges

And parks the people's lands?

 

So it's adiós to the Bundys.

Right now their fate is unclear.

But a new conspiracy theory

Will occupy them next year.

 

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