el fusilado - the sheringham shantymen lyrics
[verse 1]
listen close to this crooked mouth
for my story i will tell*o
lived in mexico by the name
of wenseslao moguel*o
[verse 2]
left my home in santiago
the heart of the city of merida
served with my brothers and sisters all
for the army of pancho villa
[chorus]
stand me straight ‘gainst the nearest wall
line up your bravest soldiers*o
ten good shots i’ll take them all
they call me el fusilado
[verse 3]
the federales captured me
bound up my arms with wire
officer came he said “take your aim *
steady your guns and fire!”
[verse 4]
bullet holes all across my chest
ripped up my shirt and my body*o
heart beat on through the silent guns
to the rhythm of life inside me*o
[chorus]
stand me straight ‘gainst the nearest wall
line up your bravest soldiers*o
ten good shots i’ll take them all
they call me el fusilado
[verse 5]
fell to the ground, the officer came
one last shot through the head*o
heard through the pain as he walked away
and left me there for dead*o
[verse 6]
all went quiet so i crawled away
i wasn’t giving up to the glory
ten good shots i took them all
and lived to tell my story
[chorus]
stand me straight ‘gainst the nearest wall
line up your bravest soldiers*o
ten good shots i’ll take them all
they call me el fusilado
[chorus]
stand me straight ‘gainst the nearest wall
line up your bravest soldiers*o
ten good shots i’ll take them all
they call me el fusilado
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