Remember The Alamo Lyrics - Johnny Cash
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A hundred and eighty were challenged by Travis to die
By the line that he drew with his sword when the battle was nigh.
Any man that would fight to the death cross over,
But him that would live better fly
And over the line went a hundred and seventy nine
Hey Santa Anna we're killing your soldiers below,
That men where ever they go, will remember the Alamo
Bowie lay dyin', but his powder was ready and dry
Flat on his back Bowie killed him a few in reply
And young David Crockett was singin' and laughin',
With gallantry fierce in his eyes
For God and for freedom, a man more than willin' to die
Hey Santa Anna we're killing your soldiers below,
that men where ever they go, will remember the Alamo
And then they sent a young scout from the battlements bloody and loud,
With the words of farewell from a garrison valiant and proud
"Grieve not little darlin' my dyin', if Texas is sovereign and free,
We'll never surrender and ever with liberty be"
Hey Santa Anna we're killing your soldiers below,
that men where ever they go, will remember the Alamo
By the line that he drew with his sword when the battle was nigh.
Any man that would fight to the death cross over,
But him that would live better fly
And over the line went a hundred and seventy nine
Hey Santa Anna we're killing your soldiers below,
That men where ever they go, will remember the Alamo
Bowie lay dyin', but his powder was ready and dry
Flat on his back Bowie killed him a few in reply
And young David Crockett was singin' and laughin',
With gallantry fierce in his eyes
For God and for freedom, a man more than willin' to die
Hey Santa Anna we're killing your soldiers below,
that men where ever they go, will remember the Alamo
And then they sent a young scout from the battlements bloody and loud,
With the words of farewell from a garrison valiant and proud
"Grieve not little darlin' my dyin', if Texas is sovereign and free,
We'll never surrender and ever with liberty be"
Hey Santa Anna we're killing your soldiers below,
that men where ever they go, will remember the Alamo
Writer: KENNEDY, GORDON SCOTT / KIRKPATRICK, WAYNE
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Where do we get such men? | Reviewer: David | 9/30/11
I knew this song before I toured the Alamo.
Having toured the Alamo, I cannot now sing the song without a catch in my throat and goosebumps because I think of the origins of those brave men and the principles for which they died. As the admiral says at the end of The Bridges at Toko-Ri, "Where do we get such men?" As long as we do, America will be great.
The Alamo and the "light Brigade" | Reviewer: Ken | 1/25/08
As a 2nd year college english student and 42yrs old, I have been asked to study and teach a class on Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade". The comparison/contrast between these two works is remarkabley similar in meaning, as well as redundant in history. Johnny's rendition (and editorial liberties) with "The Alamo" was in my youth a stirring reminder of th"valiantry' of our armed forces, as was "Brigade" in its glory in England. Sadly, Tennyson is still studied as a poet laureate, while Johnny Cash is recognized only as a singer.
"Brigade is clumsy to read at best, even Tennyson himself could not seem to maintain a logical flow when reading it aloud, but one only need log on to "Youtube" and search "The charge of the light brigade", select the 2nd choice, and one will hear a stirring ballad in perfect balance.
I have reviewed the lyrics of "The Alamo": as performed by Johnny Cash, and find a poem of equal if not superior form than "The charge of the light brigade".
Perhaps the poets and the balladeers should investigate each others medium from time to time. The similarities in meaning are evident in both the mentioned works, every country honors those who would fall in duty, even more is their honor if they were led to or assured such doom by those that would command them
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