Lyr Req: Gay and Gallant Caballeros

Subject: Gay and Gallant Caballeros
From: Downeast Bob
Date: 26 Jul 00 - 09:41 PM

A guitar-playing pal, now deceased, used to sing an interesting song romanticizing the life of some Spanish-speaking revolutionaries (or maybe bandits) living out in the mountains. All I can remember:

We're waiting and watching
... ransom ... outpost
... for strangers, a bullet for spies
Alone and ...
We're outlaws forever;
Gay and gallant caballeros,
We'll conquer or die.

Anybody know this one?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gay and Gallant Caballeros
From: Tiger
Date: 26 Jul 00 - 10:03 PM

My college singing group used to do it, medleyed with:

Roll, roll, roll dem bones, Roll 'em in the square, etc.

Let me do a little research, see what I can find.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gay and Gallant Caballeros
From: Downeast Bob
Date: 27 Jul 00 - 01:08 PM

Thanks in advance, Tiger -- Bob Baldwin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gay and Gallant Caballeros
From: Tiger
Date: 27 Jul 00 - 03:17 PM

Hi, Bob....

BTW, it was BANDOLEROS (at least the way it was done then). I'm still lookin'.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gay and Gallant Caballeros
From: Tiger
Date: 31 Jul 00 - 12:19 PM

The title is definitely "Bandolero", but not the Mariachi version of the same name.

Bob.....

I found a songbook ("Songs of Yale") that has it, at:

http://www.cdworld.com/cgi-bin/prodinfo?M50327140&7065137

Also, a German barbershop CD at:

http://www.barbershop-boys.de/tontrg.htm

I'm in the process of contacting some of the members of my college singing group to see if we can locate it. Interestingly, I must have it somewhere in my reel-to-reel archives, as I helped them record a demo tape in the early sixties. Doubt if I can find it, but I'll try.

Finally, I've got my barbershop maven on the case. Stay tuned!

.....Tiger

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gay and Gallant Caballeros
From: Downeast Bob
Date: 31 Jul 00 - 01:31 PM

Tiger, you are amazing. I am a pretty decent researcher, but your tenacity, knowledge and use of resources blow me away. Before I rush out and buy the Yale songbook, I'll wait and see what else you come up with. Best, Bob

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gay and Gallant Caballeros
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 12 Oct 02 - 10:49 PM

Click here for a biography of Thomas Augustine Barrett a.k.a. Leslie Stuart (b Southport, Lancashire, 15 March 1863; d Richmond, Surrey, 27 March 1928), composer of a song called "The Bandolero" (1894) "introduced by the Irish baritone Foli".

CDNOW has a 1-minute sound sample of a performance by Peter Dawson, from which I transcribed this:

Gallant señors, sweet señoras, pray forgive this bold intrusion,
But my role could not permit me to acquaint you I was near.
When the ransom you have paid me, on your journey safe continue.
Don't resist me, don't refuse me. Who am I? ... and hear:

I am the bandolero, the gallant bandolero.
I rule the mountains and I ...

Downeast Bob is probably no longer paying attention, but Tiger may be... Is this the same song you were referring to back in July, 2000?