Texas Rangers - Michael Martin Murphey

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

It was at the age of 16, I joined the jolly band

We marched from San Antonio unto the Rio Grande

Our captain, he informed us, I guess he thought it right

Before we reach the station, we’d surely have to fight

And before we reached the station, our captain gave command

«To arms, to arms,» he shouted, «and by your ponies stand»

I saw the smoke ascending, it seemed to reach the sky

And then the thought had struck me, my time had come to die

I heard the Indians coming, I heard them give a yell

My feelings at that moment, no human tongue can tell

I saw their glittering lances, their arrows 'round me flew

And all my strength, it left me, and all my courage too

And all of us were wounded, our noble captain slain

The sun was shining sadly across the bloody plain

Sixteen as brave our rangers has ever rode the West

Were buried by their comrades with arrows in their chest

And now my song is ended, I guess I’ve sung enough

The life of any ranger, you see, is very tough

And if you have a mother who don’t want you to roam

I advise you by experience, you’d better stay at home