Did you ever hear the story 
That happened not long ago 
'Bout 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 steppin' outside 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 
Cause 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