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El Fusilado Lyrics
Listen close to this crooked mouth
For my story I will tell–o
I lived in Mexico by the name of Wenseslao Moguel–o
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
Stand me straight against the nearest wall
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
The Federales captured me
Bound up my arms with wire
Officer came he sad “Take your aim –
Steady your guns and fire!”
Bullet holes all across my chest
Ripped up my shirt and my body–o
Heart beat on through the silenced guns
To the rhythm of life inside me–o
Stand me straight against the nearest wall
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
Fell to the ground, the officer came
One last shot to the head–o
Heard through the pain as he walked away
And left me there for dead–o
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
Stand me straight against the nearest wall
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
Stand me straight against the nearest wall
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
Stand me straight against the nearest wall
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
For my story I will tell–o
I lived in Mexico by the name of Wenseslao Moguel–o
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
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
Bound up my arms with wire
Officer came he sad “Take your aim –
Steady your guns and fire!”
Bullet holes all across my chest
Ripped up my shirt and my body–o
Heart beat on through the silenced guns
To the rhythm of life inside me–o
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
One last shot to the head–o
Heard through the pain as he walked away
And left me there for dead–o
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
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots I’ll take them all
They call me El Fusilado
Song Info
Submitted by
cosbynaut On Feb 01, 2009
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Actual story of a man who survived a firing squad in Mexico, Wenseslao Moguel. A soldier in Pancho Villa's army who was arrested for treason by the Federal Army, shot and left for dead, but managed to crawl to safety and escape.