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Thread #126347   Message #2892401
Posted By: Lighter
22-Apr-10 - 07:48 PM
Thread Name: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
Subject: RE: From SF to Sydney - 1853 Shanties Sung?
From Davis & Tozer, Third Ed. (1906). The song is not in the First Edition of ca1887, and no copies of the Second (1888) seem to be available.

ON THE PLAINS OF MEXICO

Oh, Santa Anna won the day,
Away Santa Anna.
Santa Anna won the day,
On the plains of Mexico.

Oh, Santa Anna fought for fame,...
Santa Anna gained his name,....

Oh, Santa Anna's men were brave,...
Many found a soldier's grave,....

It was a fierce and bitter strife,...
Hand to hand they fought for life,....

Oh, Santa Anna's name is known,...
What a man could do was shown,....

Oh, Santa Anna won the day,...
One more chorus then belay,....

The editors note that "Santa Anna" is "pronounced 'Santiana.'"