ZZ Top - El Diablo

Tejas
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 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,
'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.

Has oído hablar de la historia
Eso no pasó hace mucho tiempo
'Combate el hombre con un bronceado:
El diablo de México?
Y este hombre tocaba su mano
Y vivió por la suerte del sorteo;
De vez en cuando y otra vez,
Lo encontró fuera de Steppin 'de la ley
Hey, hey!

Y su fortuna que había hecho
Lo dejó vivir a lo grande
Hasta el día de la redada
Cuando lo cazaron como a un perro.
Él estaba en la carrera,
Sabiendo que podía pasar,
Porque los hombres muertos en el pecado
żNo había de declarar.
Hey, hey!

Fue capturado, estaba obligado
En La Casa de calabozo.
Fue juzgado, se le encontró
Y preparado para la horca.
Pero la ruptura se haría,
No salió tan bien.
Y el hombre llamado 'Diablo'
Despedirse de su pasado.

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*ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED SONGS IN HISTORY. A TRUE HIDDEN GEM THAT ONLY REAL ZZ FANS KNOW ABOUT*

[tulljethro]

Billy’s guitar from around 3:00 on totally blew me away!! Sidewalk moved!!! 🎸

[chrislong]

This song gets better with age, boy!
I'm 64 now and it's currently Top-of-the-Pops!!

[MrStrat]

The old ZZ Top songs are, for me, the best !! And the guitar tone of Billy is just amazing !!!

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[brucesuchomel]

Tejas is a terrific mixture of classic rock, blues and funkiness. Underrated but one of ZZ Top's best.

[aak]

In the year 2525 if Diablo still alive

[thomasgreaves]

The longest American rock/ blues band to never change a member (in fifty years.) RIP Dusty

[portlavacaboy]

Frank Beard just kills it on the drums here - a wall of groove!

[chadchadster]

RIP Dusty Hill. Thanks for all the great tunes. 👍

[markkaufman]

Today a very sad day 7-28/21 the passing of Dusty Hill, prayers to his family and Billy and Frank. RIP ..

[Watersnake]

The bass in this song is a masterpiece.

[TheQ]

I have been listening to ZZTop since I was 3 years old. I’m 15 now and I still am listening and finding their early stuff. This song is an absolute masterpiece

[TheCoffeechat]

this song is a work of southern rock art, the sound evokes a Texas of long ago, I can see horses running across the desert as the sun burns a hole on the landscape. Saw ZZ Top this weekend in PEI CANADA. Their old sound is their best sound. Granddaddies of Texas blues in my books.

[artrosemedia]

This reminds me of a lone night in the deserts of Texas. Just amazing. Love the old ZZ Top.

[Fuzzbucket]

Just freaking killer.
This song sounds like a magicmushroom.

[carynwilliamconnolly]

This album is a hidden gem alot of people don't know about this album first class blue's frank beards drumming is at it's best

[vr]

This music makes me feel the Texas sun on my skin.

[inlakesh]

Hauntingly beautiful... love Frank's drumming.

[brileyvandyke]

So hypnotic, such a wonderful groove.