Alamo

Whoever heard of Bunker Hill and Bull Run, Little Big Horn
Before the bravery of men made them names to be remembered?
Well, none will be remembered longer than the Alamo of Texas

Now let the children gather 'round to hear my song of praise
Honoring the heroes of early Texas days
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo
Was back in 1836 at a mission in San Antone
It's the story of some Texans who fought and died alone
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo

Santa Anna's thousands were enough to make 'em flinch
But a hundred and eighty Texans, they didn't give an inch
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo
For thirteen days those thousands attacked and were repelled
A hundred and eighty Texans fired back and held
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo

But then at last, the enemy, using cannon shell
Burst through the mission's crumbling walls and turned it into hell
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo
Jim Bowie on his sickbed, Crockett at the door
They fought 'til they were lyin' dead on the stone-cold floor
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo

From the battered chapel rose a cry conceived in death and pain
"Remember the Alamo," they cried, "so we won't have died in vain"
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo
In a place called San Jacinto, just thirty days from then
Santa Anna, he was whipped by Houston and his men
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo

Those Texans at the Alamo gave up their lives to bring
Liberty to Texas and the sound of freedom's ring
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo
A hundred and eighty dead men, but there's no call for tears
For they will be remembered for a million Texas years
Oh, the Alamo
Remember the Alamo