Ben Nichols - Chambers

^GBorn under a s^Couth Kentucky ^Gsky ^GHe'd come west to ^CMexico to f^Gight ^C1842 at Mier The g^Gutters filled with ^Eblood and fear ^GBarely made it b^Dack to Texas a^Glive

With ^GMissouri Volun^Cteers when the war beg^Gan In '4^G6 they c^Crossed the Rio G^Grande ^CThere he met his dark-eyed love But s^Gaid good bye when the ^Ewar was done He ^Gswore that he'd come ^Dback for her a^Ggain

^COh ^Eoh novi^Ga ^COh o^Eh your m^Dan is go^Cne ^CMaybe he's in Texas But we'll t^Gake what God has ^Eleft us And we'll l^Geave for Calif^Dornia with the d^Gawn

^GWorked his way back ^Cto Old Mexi^Gco To rec^Glaim the love he'd ^Cleft two years a^Ggo ^CBack to those same city walls Where ^Ghe'd watched copper ^Ecannonballs Like w^Gayward suns roll d^Down the cobbles^Gtones

They ^Gput him in a pr^Cison left al^Gone With ^Gother yankee ^Cfools so far from h^Gome Par^Cade them through the square in chains 'T^Gill in rode Captain G^Elanton's gang A^Gpache scalps for b^Dounties paid in ^Ggold

^COh ^Eoh novi^Ga ^COh o^Eh your m^Dan is go^Cne ^CMaybe he's in Texas But we'll t^Gake what God has l^Eeft us And we'll l^Geave for Calif^Dornia with the d^Gawn

G^Glanton's men were ^Ckillers all by ^Gtrade And t^Ghrough the prison ^Cbars a deal was m^Gade G^Clanton needed three new men He h^Gired the lovelorn ^Eveteran The k^Gillers rode out t^Dhrough the governor's g^Gates

The V^Geteran left c^Camp 'fore the rising ^Gsun No k^Giller he'd left all their ^Cwork und^Gone H^Ce was not yet two days out When G^Glanton's naked ^Enative scouts Brought ^Gback his empty ^Dhorse and his brand new ^Ggun

^COh ^Eoh novi^Ga ^COh o^Eh your m^Dan is go^Cne ^CMaybe he's in Texas But we'll t^Gake what God has ^Eleft us And we'll l^Geave for Calif^Dornia with the d^Gawn

^COh ^Eoh novi^Ga ^COh o^Eh your m^Dan is go^Cne ^CMaybe he's in Texas But we'll t^Gake what God has ^Eleft us And we'll l^Geave for Calif^Dornia with the d^Gawn