Cross the Brazos at Waco 1967 Songtext
von Hank Snow

Cross the Brazos at Waco, ride hard, and I′ll make it by dawn
Cross the Brazos at Waco, I'm safe when I reach San Antone

On the Chisholm Trail, it was midnight
Carmela was strong on his mind
Because of the life he had chosen
Carmela had left him behind

Too long he′d been a Bandito
Carmela had left him alone
But today someone brought a message
She'd be seen in old San Antone


Cross the Brazos at Waco, ride hard, and I'll make it by dawn
Cross the Brazos at Waco, I′m safe when I reach San Antone

Then the night came alight with gunfire
He knew that at last he′d been found
As the ranger's band shoot brightly
And Bandito laid on the ground

Carmela, she knew he was dying
That all of her dreams were in vain
As she kissed his lips for the last time
She heard him whisper again

Cross the Brazos at Waco, ride hard, and I′ll make it by dawn
Cross the Brazos at Waco, I'm safe when I reach San Antone