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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities, Marty Robbins

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Marty Robbins', "Ballad of the Alamo"
The Lyrics:
Colonel Travis, Davy Crockett and a hundred eighty more;
Captain Dickenson, Jim Bowie, present and accounted for.
Back in 1836, Houston said to Travis:
"Get some volunteers and go fortify the Alamo."
Who They Mention:
William Barret Travis, Davy Crockett, Almeron Dickinson, Jim Bowie, Sam Houston
Submitted by: Bob
Marty Robbins', "Ballad of the Alamo"
The Lyrics:
With his banners a-dancin' in the dawn's golden light,
Santa Anna came prancin' on a horse that was black as the night.
Who They Mention:
General Antonio López de Santa Anna
Submitted by: Bob

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