Karaoké Cross the Brazos at Waco Billy Walker

On the Chisholm trail it was midnight

Carmela was strong on his mind

Because of the life he had chosen

Carmela had left him behind

Too long he'd been el bandito

Carmela had left him alone

But today someone brought a message

She'd been seen in old San Antone

Cross the Brazos at Waco

Ride hard and I'll make it by dawn

Cross the Brazos at Waco

I'm safe when I reach

San Antone

He glanced back over his shoulder

The posse was nowhere in sight

He'd sent for Carmela to meet him on the banks of the Brazos tonight

She was waitin' and he kept the promise he'd made such a long time ago

As he dropped the guns that she hated in the muddy Brazos below

Cross the Brazos at Waco

Ride hard and I'll make it by dawn

Cross the Brazos at Waco

I'll watch straight in old San Antone

Then the night came alight with gunfire

He knew that at last he'd been found

As the ranger's badge shone brightly el bandito laid on the ground

Carmela knew he was dyin'

That all of her dreams were in vain

As she kissed his lips for the last time she heard him whisper again

Cross the Brazos at Waco

Ride hard and I'll make it by dawn

Cross the Brazos at Waco

I'm safe when I reach

San Antone

I'm safe when I reach

San Antone