The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #123258 Message #2780173
Posted By: Little Hawk
03-Dec-09 - 10:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: US Health Care Reform
Subject: RE: BS: US Health Care Reform
Sure thing, Don. Hey, hear's a song you might enjoy:
The Battle of the Alamo - 1836
85,000 were challenged by Travis to die By a line that he drew with his sword when the battle was nigh And him that would fight to the death cross over But the others had better vamoose! And over that line came three men, a pig, and a goose!
Hey—up! Santa Ana, we're killing your soldiers below So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo!
'Twas Travis and Bowie and Crockett who dared to remain And the pig and the goose crossed over the line unashamed But 84,998 Texans were lacking in grit The sight of the Mexican Army had caused them to shit
Hey—up! Santa Ana, we're fleeing your soldiers below So the rest of Texas will know, when we're far from the Alamo!
So 84,000 came pouring out over the walls While another 600 tried to hide in the urinal stalls Fifty men ran for the pigpen, twenty-eight jumped in the well 320 were trampled to death when they fell
And the 84,000 came pouring out over the walls When the Mexicans saw that mob coming, they were plainly appalled They threw down their rifles, abandoned their cannons And frantically fled from the field As the goose honked in joy and the pig triumphantly squealed:
Hey—up! Santa Ana, we're killing your soldiers below So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo!
88,000 men scattered like shot from a gun The Texans and Mexicans showed the world how they could run They ran for the rivers, they ran for the hills, they dug holes and hid in the dirt Santa Ana lost both of his boots, his hat, and his shirt
Hey—up! Santa Ana, we're killing your soldiers below So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo!
"We've won," cried out Travis, in wonder, "and the glory's all mine!" "Like hell!" growled Jim Bowie, "I outrank you, and you ain't worth a dime!" Then up stepped bold Davie Crockett, his rifle held firm in his hand Said, "If there's to be one lone survivor here, I am that man!"
Hey—up! Santa Ana, we're killing your soldiers below So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo!
Jim Bowie was found with a bayonet stuck in his chest While Travis lay dead with a bullet hole right through his breast And poor Davie Crockett lay cold as a sprocket, the Bowie knife deep in his heart While the goose and the pig danced a jig on the bloody ramparts!
Hey—up! Santa Ana, we're killing your soldiers below So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo!
Santa Ana was ruined, he had to go back in disgrace He'd lost half of his army, but worse than that, he'd lost face The pig and the goose caught a train to Ohio where they got a good job at the zoo And the Alamo stands as the proof that this story is true!
Hey—up! Santa Ana, we're killing your soldiers below So the rest of Texas will know, and remember the Alamo!