Texas Rangers

Come all you Texas Rangers wherever you may be
I'll tell you of some troubles that happened unto me
My name is nothing extra so that I will not tell
And here's to all you Rangers I'm sure I wish you well
Was at the age of twenty I joined the ranger band
We marched from San Antonio down to the Ryo Grande
Our Captain he informed us perhaps he thought it right
Before you reach the station boys you'll surely have to fight
And when the bugle sounded our Captain gave command
To arms to arms he shouted and by your horses stand
I saw the smoke ascending and it seemed to reach the sky
The first thought it struck me
My time had come to die
I saw the Indians coming I heard them give a yell
My feelings at that moment no tongue can ever tell
I saw their glittering lances their arrows 'round me flew
And all my strength had left me and all my courage too
We fought them for nine hours before the strife was over
The likes of dead and wounded I never saw before
And as the sun had risen and the Indians they had fled
We loaded up our rifles and counted up our dead
And all of us were wounded our noble Captain slain
The sun was shining sadly all on that flooded plain
Sixteen has the brave Rangers that ever roamed the west
Were buried by their comrades with arrows in their breast
I see the fruits of ramlen
I know his hardships well
I've been in the rocky mountains
Rode down the streets of hell
I've been in the great south west poise
Where the wild apache roam
And I can tell you from experience you'll better off at home
And now my song is ended I sure I've sung enough
The life of a Ranger boys you see is very tough
And here's to all you ladies I'm sure I wish you well
I'm bound to go all raging so ladies fair you well