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Thread #34450 Message #3217382
Posted By: GUEST,Big Jake
02-Sep-11 - 09:40 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Aha San Antone (from 'Rio Grande')
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Aha San Antone (from 'Rio Grande')
"Oh now I want to go down to the Alamo
Down where my Grandpa bit..."
That's all there is in "Rio Grande"
I can't find the lyrics for this verse anywhere which leads me to believe that it was scripted to fit the movie scene and stopped as Maureen O'Hara walks in. ...only 2 full verses in the movie which depicted a Cavalry post in the post Civil War West Circa 1870-1875.
The song was written by Dale Evans. Taco stands didn't exist in the 1800's or at least they weren't called taco stands back then... Probably called a "Cantina", up here in the states a "Bar and Grill".
here is Rosalie Allen's version ...for me too much yodeling and too many musical riffs.