The Alamo Remembered

 

They’re comin! They’re comin! The dust is on the wind

Comin’ from the south to move men who will not bend

Over 1500 Mexican federales moving forward very slow

Santa Ana’s Army moving north; coming to the Alamo

 

 

Bowie and Travis inspired their small force of men

Travis calls for courage and draws a line in the sand

Any man here can make his choice, but all are free to go

Travis and Bowie choose to stand and fight at the Alamo

 

 

The Texians come here from throughout this new land

To answer the western call of a pioneering band

Texas is the place the settlers are all wanting to go

But there’s a fight brewing at the mission of the Alamo

 

 

It was February 23, 1836 when Santa Ana made the charge

For twelve days the fighting ensued, Santa Ana looming large

Two waves of attacks were repulsed and a third was ready to go

Santa Ana made his final charge on the Texians of the Alamo

 

 

Mexican federales scaled the walls; the fighting was hand to hand

Outnumbered eight to one, the Texians fought to the very last man

Travis was wounded by shotgun blast and was among the first to go

As Santa Ana made his final charge on the Texians of the Alamo

 

 

Bowie had fallen sick and was too weak to fight on the walls

His death came fending off federales with Bowie Knife and pistols

Davy Crockett fell in the fighting for a land he did not yet know

Texians were dead and dying as Santa Ana overran the Alamo

 

 

By the 5^th of March, the fight was over; Santa Ana had won the day

The Texian government was in defeat, but Sam Houston resolved to stay

Federales had won this fight and reclaimed the land for Mexico

But Texians screamed ‘Never Give Up’ and ‘Remember the Alamo'

 

 

Santa Ana and his force won the battle but eventually lost the war

He under estimated the Texian courage and what they were fighting for

From that day forward wherever the forces or the battlefield would go

The Texians could be heard shouting aloud, “Remember the Alamo”

 

 

Mexico finally acceded to the demands of the Texian pioneers

Pulling back south of the Rio Grande saying Texas is yours

Texas won its freedom and in the history we all still know

The day was won in blood shed by those fighting at the Alamo

 

 

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