Caballo Viejo

"Golpe Y Pasaje"
Single by Simón Díaz
from the album Caballo Viejo
Released1980
Recorded1980
GenreFolk (Música Llanera)
Length2:59
LabelPalacio
Songwriter(s)Simón Díaz

"Caballo Viejo" ('Old Horse') is a Venezuelan folk song written and composed by Simón Díaz,[1] which appears on the 1980 album Golpe Y Pasaje. It has become one of the most important folk songs in Venezuela and is regarded as a classic. "Bamboléo", a potpourri by the Gipsy Kings, has some verses from Caballo Viejo, and it is also popular internationally.

  1. ^ United States Copyright Office (ed.). "WebVoyage Record View 1 - Caballo Viejo". Retrieved 2011-09-03.