John Riley came from Galway town in the years of the Irish hungerAnd he sailed away to America when the country was much youngerNow the place was strange and work was scarceAnd all he knew was farmingSo he followed his other Irish friends to a job in the US ArmyAdventure calls and some men run, and this is their sad storyHow some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on gloryNow they marched down Texas way to the banks of the Rio GrandeThey built a fort on the banks above to taunt old Santa AnnaThey were treated bad and paid worse, and then the fighting startedAnd the more they fought the less they thought of the damned old US ArmyAdventure calls and some men run, and this is their sad storyHow some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on gloryNow when the church bells rang on Sunday morn, it set his soul a shiverHe saw the Senoritas washing their hair on the far side of the riverThen John Riley and two hundred more Irish mercenariesAnd they cast their lot, right or not, south of the Rio GrandeAdventure calls and some men run, and this is their sad storyHow some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on gloryHow they fought bravely under the flag of the San PatriciosTill the Yankees soldiers beat them down at the battle of ChurubuscoThen fifteen men were whipped like mulesOn the cheeks they were hot iron brandedMade to dig the graves of fifty more, who a hanging fate had handedAdventure calls and some men run, and this is their sad storyHow some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on gloryNow John Riley stands and drinks alone at a bar in Vera CruzAnd he wonders if it matters much if you win or if you loseWell, I'm a man who can't go home, I'm a vagabond, says heI'm a victim of some wanderlust and divided loyaltyAdventure calls and some men run, and this is their sad storyHow some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on gloryAdventure calls and some men run, and this is their sad storyHow some get drunk on demon rum and some get drunk on glory
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