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My name is Juanano de CastroMy father was a Spanish GrandeeBut I won my wife in a card gameTo hell with those lords o'er the seaWell the South Coast is wild coast and lonelyYou might win in a game at CholonBut a lion still rules the BarrancaAnd a man there is always aloneI played in a card game at JolonI played there with an outlaw named JuanAnd after I'd taken his moneyI staked all against his daughter DawnI picked up the ace...l had won herMy heart it was down at my feetJumped up to my throat in a hurryLike a young summer's day she was sweetHe opened the door to the kitchenAnd he called the girl out with a curseSaying "Take her, Goddamn her, you've won herShe's yours now for better or worse"Her arms had to tighten around meAs we rode down the hills to the southNot a word did I hear from her that dayNor a kiss from her pretty young mouthSongtexteBut that was a gay happy winterWe carved on a cradle of pineBy the fire in that neat little cabinAnd I sang with that gay wife of mineWell the South Coast is wild coast and lonelyYou might win in a game at CholonBut a lion still rules the BarrancaAnd a man there is always aloneThat night I got hurt in a landslideCrushed hip and twice broken boneShe saddled her pony like lightningAnd rode off for the doctor in CholonThe lion screamed in the BarrancaBuck, he bolted and he fell on his sideMy young wife lay dead in the moonlightMy heart died that night with my brideWell the South Coast is wild coast and lonelyYou might win in a game at CholonBut a lion still rules the BarrancaAnd a man there is always alone Aus Songtexte Mania