El Diablo lyrics

Did you ever hear the story

That happened not long ago

About the man with a tan

El diablo de Mexico?

And this man played his hand

And he lived by the luck of the draw

Now and then and again

Found him stepping outside of the law

Hey, hey!

And his fortune he had made

Let him live high on the hog

Til the day of the raid

When they hunted him like a dog

He was out on the run

Knowing he could get by

Because the men killed in sin

Were not there to testify

Hey, hey!

He was caught, he was bound

In la Casa de Calaboose

He was tried; he was found

And readied for the noose

But the break he would make

It didn't turn out so well

And the hombre called "diablo"

Bid his last farewell

• Artist:ZZ Top
• Album:Tejas (1976)