(Chorus)
  Cross the Brazos at Waco
  Ride hard and I'll make it by dawn
  Cross the Brazos at Waco
  I'm safe when I reach San Antone
  
  On the Chisholm Trail it was midnight
  Carmella was strong on his mind
  Because of the life he had chosen
  Carmella had left him behind
  Too long he'd been a bandito
  Carmella had left him alone
  But today someone brought a message
  She'd been seen in old San Antone
  
  (Repeat Chorus)
  
  Then the night came alive with gunfire
  He knew that at last he'd been found
  As the range of badges shone brightly
  A bandit a lay on the ground
  Carmella she knew he was dying
  That all of her dreams were in vain
  As she kissed his lips for the last time
  She heard him whisper again
  
  (Repeat Chorus)