I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto line
The desert is my brother, my skin is cracked and dry
I was riding on a folk coach and everything was fine
'Til we took a shorter road to save some time
The bandits only fired once, they shot me in the chest
They may have wounded me but they'll never get the best
Of better men cause I'll ride again
I am a river gambler, I make a livin' dealin' cards
We are heroes of the homeland, American remains
We live in many faces and answer many names
We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind
Our memories live on in mortal minds
And poets pens we'll ride again
I am a mid-west farmer, I make a livin' off the land