He's called Fernandez
Livin' on a gun
Dreams of Santa Anna
Fighting in the sun

Drums so loud from outside
Makes it hard to dream
A rain is fallin' hard and fast
Makes it all seem real

Mornin', come mornin'
A Chico's gotta have his share
Mornin', sad mornin'
Said he must be there

Mornin', sad mornin'
What a laugh, and I cried
And I cry, cry, cry, cry, cried

Mornin', sad mornin'
Mexican

Senorita panning
Chico come on home
Santa Anna's losing
You'll be first to go

Sam Houston's laughing
Davy Crockett too
When Anna takes the Alamo
The first to go is you

Mornin', come mornin'
A Chico's gotta have his share
Mornin', sad mornin'
Heaven will be there

Mornin', sad mornin'
What a laugh and a laugh
Ha ha ha ha ha


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The Mexican Lyrics as written by Ennio Morricone Alan Albert Shacklock

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    PER the band, the song is based on the perspective of the Mexicans who marches into the Alamo to take down them Texans. The old movie, The Alamo, w John Wayne depicts the Mexicans as robotic while the Texans are portrayed as self-righteous as is Hollywood. However the band thought it was unjust and wrote the story of Chico Fernandez who is just trying to get by before he is called into war, unsure and uncertain if he’ll make it back to his senorita. Such an incredible song. It’s also the most sampled song of all time. *FACTS

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