Warren Zevon - Veracruz Lyrics
I heard Woodrow Wilson's gunsI heard Maria cryingLate last night I heard the newsThat Veracruz was dyingVeracruz was dyingSomeone called Maria's nameI swear it was my father's voiceSaying, "If you stay you'll all be slainYou must leave now - you have no choiceTake the servants and ride westKeep the child close to your chestWhen the American troops withdrawLet Zapata take the rest"I heard Woodrow Wilson's gunsI heard Maria callingSaying, "Veracruz is dyingAnd Cuernavaca's falling"Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore)Hacia el puerto volvere (To the port I will return)Aunque el destino cambio mi vida (Even though destiny changed my life)En Veracruz morire (In Veracruz I shall die)Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore)I heard Woodrow Wilson's gunsI heard them in the harborSaying, "Veracruz is dying"