(Chorus)

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



On the Chisholm Trail it was midnight

Carmella was strong on his mind

Because of the life he had chosen

Carmella had left him behind

Too long he'd been a bandito

Carmella had left him alone

But today someone brought a message

She'd been seen in old San Antone



(Repeat Chorus)



Then the night came alive with gunfire

He knew that at last he'd been found

As the range of badges shone brightly

A bandit a lay on the ground

Carmella she knew he was dying

That all of her dreams were in vain

As she kissed his lips for the last time

She heard him whisper again



(Repeat Chorus)