The Alamo

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1. A hundred and eighty were challenged by Travers to die,

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by a line that he drew with his sword as the battle drew nigh.

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Every man that stepped over the line was for glory,

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and he that was left better fly,

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and over the line crossed one hundred and seventy nine.

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Hey, Santa Anna, they`re killing your soldiers below,

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So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo.

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2. Jim Bowie lay dying, his blood and his powder were dry,

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but his knife had been willing to take him a few in reply.

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Young Davey Crockett lay laughing and dying,

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the blood and the sweat in his eye,

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for Texas and freedom a man was more willing to die. + CHORUS

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3. A courier came, to bellow once bloody and loud.

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And found only skin and bones where he once left a crowd.

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Fear not, little darling, of dying, if the world is sovereign and free,

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well, we`ll fight to the last as long as liberty be.

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+ CHORUS + and remember the Alamo.

(Donovan)