Motley Words

Oh! Santianna gained the day
Away Santianna
Napoleon of the west they say
All on the plains of Mexico

And it’s Heave ‘er up and away we’ll go
Away Santianna
Heave ‘er up and away we’ll go
All across the plains of Mexico

She’s a fast Clipper Ship and a bully good crew
Away Santianna
And an old salty Yank for a Captain too
All on the plains of Mexico

Santi-Anna fought for gold
Away Santianna
Around Cape Horn through the ice and snow
All on the plains of Mexico

T’was on the fields of Molly-Del-Ray
Away Santianna
When both his legs got blown away
All on the plains of Mexico

It was a fierce and bitter strife
Away Santianna
The General Taylor took his life
All on the plains of Mexico

[Slow and quiet]
Santianna now we mourn
Away Santianna
We left him buried off Cape Horn
All on the plains of Mexico