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The gold ran dry in '54 so with a broken hand
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He packed his bags and headed south across the Rio Grande
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The town was mean and brutal for a gringo filled with strife
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He was about to end it all when some thing changed his life
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A bullfight in the street went bad the beast made to escape
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And in a feat of danger with his jacket as a cape
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He stared into the eyes of death and bought it to his knees
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A cry went up from in the crowd at last he felt appeased
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Then all the people were screaming
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Having the time of their lives
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Some said they thought they were dreaming
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But he was right there before their eyes
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He had the crowd they cheering
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right in the palms of his hands
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With one or two of them leering
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At what they never could comprehend
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Matador heart of the brave
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Suit of life never to save
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Matador in for the kill
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Statuesque he's standing still
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El Toro charged he danced with death
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And every place he's go
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The reputation lead the way through all of Mexico
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The Greatest of the Greats they said
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One never to be missed
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But all good things come to an end
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And so it was with his
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A moments hesitation and he felt the gore go deep
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His life flashed in slow motion as the crowd begin to weep
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The country was in mourning as they buried him that day
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But memories live for ever like the ghost of him they say
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The people said he's The Greatest
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Look at his flair and his style
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No one can stand in his foot steps
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Or follow him by a mile
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The crowd was in such a frenzy
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He had the air of a saint
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Control was part of the fever
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Together with such restraint
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Matador graced by The Lord
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Cheating death plunging the sword
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Matador here to annul
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With respect praise for the bull
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There was a sense of dramatic
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That in the blink of an eye
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It could turn into traumatic
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Would he be alive or die
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He was the man of the hour
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And master of his domain
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He was bestowed and empowered
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He had the key to each city he reigned
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Matador heart of the brave
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Suit of life never to save
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Matador in for the kill
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Statuesque he's standing still