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Saint Patrick's Battalion

from Story Road by The Elders

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Mexico, November 1846 - Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna organized American deserters and other foreigners to form the San Patricio Battalion. The Mexicans urged English and Irish alike to join the fight to drive the Yankees out, playing on the fears that the United States intention was to destroy Catholicism in Mexico.

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Out from the hole they crawled, comrades one and all
A new life full of promise they were told
Arriving at the docks, angry eyes with muskets cocked
General Taylor buying soldiers from the hold

It was 1846 with America seeking bricks
From a land far to the south they did not own
Mistreatment from the Anglo’s, the Catholic boys depart
From Cork and Kerry, Sligo and Tyrone

St Patrick’s battalion, the name given them
Followers of the pope and considered lesser men
A woeful tale of anger, of bravery and shame
Viva San Patricio’s, they cried Los Colorado’s
Viva San Patricios there memory will remain

Led by Captain John Riley, from Clifden Co Galway
The San Patricios fight against them all
Side by side with Santa Anna, for Mexico they died
You will never see their picture on the wall

The hero’s of Churubusco, renegades in the USA
These sons of Ireland homeless saving grace
They bury there own dead and not a prayer was ever read
With pride they fought and died to keep their faith

Dreams of victory forgotten, they lay their muskets down
The Irish all alone nowhere to go
The firing squad took aim, what a tragedy what a shame
With open arms of God, we’ll never know

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from Story Road, track released October 11, 2014
Written by The Elders

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The Elders were founded in 1998 by six musicians with a passion for music rooted in Irish jigs & reels & American folk rock. Their original songs offer delightful story lines, with vibrant narratives that explore history, legends, tall tales and true-life experiences ... more

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