They said that he carried the Devil
Lies, he wasn't carrying anything
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What he carried on his waist
He robbed and killed people
Because that's how he had fun
It was worth fifteen thousand pesos
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Juan Martha was battle-hardened
And feared by the government
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If they set my son free
I'd give fifteen thousand pesos
Don't cry anymore, dear mama
Don't offer them anything else
That when we reach that little hill
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Don't cry anymore, dear mama
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That out of a hundred lives I owe
And tomorrow with the sun
They're going to take my life
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Let it be for the love of God
The ballad of Juan Martha