Ballad Of The Alamo-Marty Robbins

[ti:Ballad of the Alamo] [ar:Marty Robbins] [al:Under the Western Skies, Vol. 3 ] [offset:0] [00:01.06]Ballad Of The Alamo - Marty Robbins [00:04.71]In the southern part of Texas [00:07.27]In the town of San Antone [00:09.24]There's a fortress all in ruins [00:11.17]That the weeds have overgrown [00:14.62]You may look in vain for crosses [00:16.88]And you'll never see a-one [00:19.19]But sometimes between the setting [00:21.27]And the rising of the sun [00:23.79]You can hear a ghostly bugle [00:26.20]As the men go marching by [00:28.15]You can hear them as they answer [00:30.68]To that roll call in the sky [00:33.20] [00:34.53]Colonel Travis, Davy Crockett, [00:36.62]And a hundred eighty more [00:38.89]Captain Dickinson, Jim Bowie [00:41.08]Present and accounted for [00:44.63]Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis [00:48.88]"Get some volunteers and go [00:51.30]Fortify the Alamo." [00:53.24]Well the men came from Texas [00:55.10]And from old Tennessee [00:56.27] [00:57.54]And they joined up with Travis [00:59.68]Just to fight for the right to be free [01:02.58] [01:03.60]Indian scouts with squirrel guns [01:05.72]Men with muzzle-loaders [01:07.81]Stood together, heel and toe [01:10.40]To defend the Alamo [01:12.30]"You may never see your loved ones," [01:14.46]Travis told them that day [01:16.60]"Those who want to can leave now [01:18.97]Those who fight to the death let them stay." [01:22.86]In the sand he drew a line [01:24.81]With his army sabre [01:26.99]Out of a hundred eighty five [01:29.46]Not a soldier crossed the line [01:31.29]With his banners a-dancing [01:33.70]In the dawn's golden light [01:35.85]Santa Anna came prancing [01:38.26]On a horse that was black as the night [01:40.70] [01:41.90]Sent an officer to tell [01:44.00]Travis to surrender [01:46.32]Travis answered with a shell [01:48.86]And a rousing rebel yell [01:50.57]Santa Anna turned scarlet [01:52.92]"Play deguello!" he roared [01:55.11]"I will show them no quarter [01:57.33]Every one will be put to the sword!" [01:59.75] [02:01.24]One hundred and eighty five [02:03.19]Holding back five thousand [02:05.29]Five days, six days, eight days, ten [02:07.80]Travis held and held again [02:09.13] [02:09.81]Then he sent for replacements [02:12.06]For his wounded and lame [02:14.21]But the troops that were coming [02:16.56]Never came, never came, never came [02:19.04] [02:20.19]Twice he charged and blew recall [02:22.40]On the fatal third time [02:24.58]Santa Anna breached the wall [02:27.11]And he killed them, one and all [02:29.03]Now the bugles are silent [02:31.19]And there's rust on each sword [02:33.31]And the small band of soldiers [02:35.95] [02:36.93]Lie asleep in the arms of the Lord [02:40.22] [02:49.87]In the southern part of Texas [02:52.11]Near the town of San Antone [02:54.22]Like a statue on his pinto rides a cowboy all alone [02:59.29] [02:59.89]And he sees the cattle grazing [03:01.99]Where a century before [03:04.29]Santa Anna's guns were blazing [03:06.48]And the cannons used to roar [03:08.98]And his eyes turn sorta misty [03:11.47]And his heart begins to glow [03:13.22]And he takes his hat off slowly [03:17.36]To the men of Alamo [03:22.39]To the thirteen days of glory [03:27.32] [03:28.39]At the siege of Alamo [03:35.15]