John Wayne Lopez

He was born in Nuevo Laredo back in 1969 Was a real good working cowboy and a damn good friend of mine He could rope and ride and wrangle, seen him cowboy with the best The hardest working man I've ever known, his name was John Wayne Lopez Said now don't you ever do him wrong, listen close to what he says Cause you just don't mess around with a man named John Wayne Lopez Yeah you gotta be one tough son of a bitch when your name is John Wayne Lopez At a dance hall in Del Rio, we stopped off for a beer They said boys why don't you move along, we don't want your kind in here Wasn't looking for no trouble, wasn't looking for no fight But John Wayne left twelve Billy bad asses laying on the bar room floor that night Said now don't you ever do him wrong, listen close to what he says Cause you just don't mess around with a man named John Wayne Lopez Yeah you gotta be one tough son of a bitch when your name is John Wayne Lopez On a ranch down in South Texas, by the Rio Grande side Was a bull named El Diablo, it was said no man could ride Many a cowboy came to make a name, El Diablo laid 'em down John Wayne stayed right there on his back, and rode him on into town Said now don't you ever do him wrong, listen close to what he says Cause you just don't mess around with a man named John Wayne Lopez Yeah you gotta be one tough son of a bitch when your name is John Wayne Lopez John Wayne was finally tamed, but not by any man Her name was Sweet Maria and she took him by the hand They settled down to raise a family, and I wished them both the best The wild days are gone but the legend lives on for a man named John Wayne Lopez Said now don't you ever do him wrong, listen close to what he says Cause you just don't mess around with a man named John Wayne Lopez Yeah you gotta be one tough son of a bitch when your name is John Wayne Lopez