Veracruz

[Verse 1: Warren Zevon]

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard Maria crying

Late last night I heard the news

That Veracruz was dying

Veracruz was dying

[Verse 2: Warren Zevon]

Someone called Maria's name

I swear it was my father's voice

Saying, "If you stay you'll all be slain

You must leave now, you have no choice"

Take the servants and ride west

Keep the child close to your chest

When the American troops withdraw

Let Zapata take the rest

[Verse 3: Warren Zevon]

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard Maria calling

Veracruz is dying

And Cuernavaca's fallen

[Bridge: Jorge Calderón]

Aquel día yo jure

Hacia el puerto volveré

Aunque el destino cambio mi vida

En Veracruz moriré

Aquel día yo jure

[Outro: Warren Zevon]

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard them in the harbor

Saying Veracruz was dying