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Warren Zevon
- Veracruz lyrics

(Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderon).

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".

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard Maria calling
Saying, "Veracruz is dying
And Cuernavaca's falling".

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"