Ballad of The Alamo-Marty Robbins/Dimitri Tiomkin

[00:04]In the southern part of Texas [00:06]In the town of San Antone [00:08]There's a fortress all in ruins that the ****s have overgrown [00:13]You may look in vain for crosses and you'll never see a-one [00:18]But sometimes between the setting and the rising of the sun [00:22]You can hear a ghostly bugle [00:24]As the men go marching by [00:26]You can hear them as they answer [00:29]To that roll call in the sky. [00:32]Colonel Travis, Davy Crockett, and a hundred eighty more [00:36]Captain ****inson, Jim Bowie [00:39]Present and accounted for. [00:42]Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis [00:46]"Get some volunteers and go [00:49]Fortify the Alamo." [00:50]Well the men came from Texas [00:52]And from old Tennessee [00:55]And they joined up with Travis [00:57]Just to fight for the right to be free. [01:00]Indian scouts with squirrel guns [01:03]Men with muzzle-loaders [01:05]Stood together, heel and toe [01:07]To defend the Alamo. [01:09]"You may ne'er see your loved ones," [01:11]Travis told them that day [01:13]"Those who want to can leave now [01:15]Those who fight to the death let 'em stay." [01:19]In the sand he drew a line [01:21]With his army sabre [01:23]Out of a hundred eighty five [01:25]Not a soldier crossed the line [01:27]With his banners a-dancin' [01:29]In the dawn's golden light [01:32]Santa Anna came prancing [01:34]On a horse that was black as the night. [01:37]Sent an officer to tell [01:39]Travis to surrender [01:41]Travis answered with a shell [01:44]And a rousing rebel yell [01:46]Santa Anna turned scarlet [01:48]"Play deguello!" he roared [01:50]"I will show them no quarter [01:52]Every one will be put to the sword!" [01:56]One hundred and eighty five [01:58]Holding back five thousand [02:00]Five days, six days, eight days, ten [02:02]Travis held and held again [02:04]Then he sent for replacements [02:06]For his wounded and lame [02:08]But the troops that were coming [02:10]Never came, never came, never came... [02:14]Twice he charged and blew recall [02:16]On the fatal third time [02:18]Santa Anna breached the wall [02:21]And he killed 'em, one and all [02:23]Now the bugles are silent [02:25]And there's rust on each sword [02:27]And the small band of soldiers... [02:30]Lie asleep in the arms of the Lord... [02:42]In the southern part of Texas [02:45]Near the town of San Antone [02:47]Like a statue on his pinto rides a cowboy all alone [02:52]And he sees the cattle grazing where a century before [02:55]Santa Anna's guns were blazing and the cannons used to roar [03:01]And his eyes turn sorta misty [03:03]And his heart begins to glow [03:05]And he takes his hat off slowly... [03:09]To the men of Alamo. [03:14]To the thirteen days of glory [03:20]At the siege of Alamo...