The Legend of Chavo Guerrero
Lyrics
Born down in El Paso, where the tumbleweeds blow
To the middleweight champ of all of Mexico
Dad fought many bloody battles, and he raised four sons
Chavo was the oldest one
Old man Gory could pop, like a live grenade
Raised his boys in the way of the trade
Hector and Mando, young Eddy G
Chavo meant the most to me
Look high, it's my last hope
Chavo Guerrero, coming off the top rope
He came from Texas seeking fortune and fame
Rose pretty quickly to the top of the game
Defender of the downtrodden, king of the hill
Tag team champion with Al Madril
Before a black-and-white TV in the middle of the night
I'm lying on the floor, I'm bathed in blue light
The telecast's in Spanish, I can understand some
And I need justice in my life, here it comes
Look high, it's my last hope
Chavo Guerrero, coming off the top rope
Red Shoes Dugan, holding his arm high all out of breath
I hated all of Chavo's enemies, I would pray nightly for their death [1]
Descending like fire on the people who deserved it most
Almost completely unknown outside of Texas and on the West Coast
He was my hero back when I was a kid
You let me down but Chavo never once did
You called him names to try to get beneath my skin
Now your ashes are scattered on the wind
I heard his son got famous and he went nationwide
Coast to coast, with his dad by his side
I don't know if that's true, but I've been told
It's real sweet to grow old
Look high, it's my last hope
Chavo Guerrero, coming off the top rope
Banter
- As it happens, this song is about a fellow from Texas. [woo!] I could tell a very long story about this song. [audience is enthused] Nahh. I don't think it's actually that interesting. Long doesn't necessarily mean interesting, it took me like 32 years to figure that out, but it's true. [tell it!] Trust me on this one. We love the way this song came out, but figuring out how to do it wiht people on a stage is different, because there's a lot going on. So, we will be experimenting for the next week or so, figuring out what we're gonna do. It's about a guy who I looked up to when I was a child. (2015-04-02 - Mercy Lounge, Nashville)
- There was a rasslin' card at the Olympic Auditorium in 1980, I think. So in these days, wrestling had been sliding in southern California. It had been really huge in the early 70s, they had sold out the Colosseum, where the raiders played until [Al Davis?] couldn't get more money, and they [unintelligible]. You know that story about the scorpion that wants to get acrossa river, and the frog says, I can swim, but you'll sting me, and the scorpion says, nah, I won't, I just need to go over there. And the frog says, yeah, but I know a lot of you guys you're always stinging frogs. That's what you do. He says, yeah, that's true man, but I'm taking you at your word. I won't sting you, I just need to go over there to the other side of the water, but I can't swim. Frog says, yeah, alright, scorpion gets on the back of the frog and the frog swims across the river, and the scorpion goes with his tail [JD taps the guitar or something]. You have killed me! We're both gonna drown! And the scorpion says, I am sorry, it is in my nature to sting frogs. That's Al Davis (?) with the Raiders. He doesn't mean any harm, he's just a bad person. One of the villains of southern California. But we also had our heroes, particularly the Guerrero family. (2015-04-07 - Cat's Cradle, Carrboro)
Live Performances
Footnotes
1. "I would pray ardently for their painful death" (2015-04-02)