(Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderon)
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I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns
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I heard Maria crying
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Late last night I heard the news
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That Veracruz was dying
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Veracruz was dying
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Someone called Maria's name
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I swear it was my father's voice
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Saying, "If you stay you'll all be slain
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You must leave now - you have no choice
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Take the servants and ride west
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Keep the child close to your chest
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When the American troops withdraw
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Let Zapata take the rest"
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I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns
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I heard Maria calling
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Saying, "Veracruz is dying
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And Cuernavaca's falling"
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Aquel dia yo jure [On that day I swore]
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Hacia el puerto volvere [To the port I will return]
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Aunque el destino cambio mi vida [Even though destiny changed my life]
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En Veracruz morire [In Veracruz I shall die]
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Aquel dia yo jure [On that day I swore]
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I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns
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I heard them in the harbor
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Saying, "Veracruz is dying"
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Veracruz
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Warren Zevon |