The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers - Tex Ritter

Come all you Texas rangers

Wherever you may be

I'll tell you of much trouble

That happened unto me

Our captain he informed us

Perhaps he thought it right

'Before we reach the station

Boy's we'll surely have to fight'

And when the bugles sounded

Our captain gave command

'To arms to arms'

He shouted

'And by your horses stand'

I saw the smoke ascending

It seemed to reach the sky

The first thought then trak me

My time had come to die'

I saw the Indians coming

I heard their awful yell

My feelings at the moment

No tongue can never tell

I saw their glittering lances

Their arrows around me flew

And all my strength had left me

And all my courage too

We fought that last night hours

Before the strife was o'er

The likes of dead and wounded

I've never saw before

And when the sun was 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

And the sun was shining

Across the bloody plain

Sixteen is braver angel

As ever roamed the west

Were buried by their comrades

With arrows in the breasts

I've seen the proofs of rambling

I know it's hardship well

I've 'cross the Rocky Mountain

I know the streets so well

I've been in the geat south west

For the world the pechis roam

And I'll tell you from experience

You'd better stay at home