Mark Winston Hagood - 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

Written by:
Mark Hagood

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