Veracruz Lyrics - 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 

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" 

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I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns 

I heard Maria calling 

Saying, "Veracruz is dying 

And Cuernavaca's falling" 

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Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore) 

Hacia el puerto volvere (To the port I will return) 

Aunque el destino cambio mi vida (Even though destiny changed my life) 

En Veracruz morire (In Veracruz I shall die) 

Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore) 

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns 

I heard them in the harbor 

Saying, "Veracruz is dying"