Wild as a coastal barranca Swift as the wind blowing free With two eyes like firebrands that glow in the night Somewhere up there, he's waiting for me And he knows that I'm coming for him And I just can't rest 'til I find That raven black stallion that wears no man's brand With a wild, restless spirit like mine They call him Caballo Diablo Half horse, half devil, they say Caballo Diablo the outlaw Up atop the Sierra Madre
♪ Two men before tried to take him They had their chance one by one But each met his fate when those flashing' black hooves Brought death 'neath the Mexican sun Still I can't leave I must find him You fool of a horse, can't you see? I may be half man but the other half's devil And you're just exactly like me They call him Caballo Diablo Half horse, half devil, they say Caballo Diablo the outlaw Up atop the Sierra Madre ♪ Even the breeze has stopped moving Oh hush now, be still Don't make a sound and stay close to the ground 'Cause he's waitin' just over that hill Downwind behind him, move quickly Do it fast, now, he's starting to stir Grab a handful of mane, then up on to his back And start raking him down with my spurs But try as he will, he can't shake me As over the precipice we go To share the life-blood of a horse and a man On the rocky Sierra below They call him Caballo Diablo Half horse, half devil, they say Caballo Diablo the outlaw Up atop the Sierra Madre