Sun bright this is the last one that I’ll ever see Out in the court yard they’re waitin’ for me but I go to my death with no fear Cause I did what I did for Maria As I rode into town with the sun going down All the windows were barred there was no one around With my hand on my gun they all knew I had come With revenge in my heart for Maria My dearest departed Maria Take an eye for an eye and a life for a life And somebody must pay for the death of my wife Yes I did what I did for Maria I did what I did for Maria Laughter echoed across from the end of the street There was a man I was burning to meet And my mind was so calm and so clear as I took my revenge for Maria There was dust all around as he fell to the ground But I knew he was dead long before he went down It was quick it was clean Made it easy on him Which was more than he did for Maria When he did what he did to Maria Take an eye for an eye and a life for a life And somebody must pay for the death of my wife Yes I did what I did for Maria I did what I did for Maria Maria Maria