H e looked do wn into her brown eyes and said
"Sa y a prayer for me ". She
Thr ew her arms around him whispered "Go d will keep us fr ee"
They could he ar the riders comin' He said
"T his is my last fi ght...If they
Ta ke me back to Texa s they won't
T ake me back a-li ve.
T here were seven Spanish angels at the
a ltar of the su n.
They were pra yin' for the lovers in the
val ley of the gu n.
When the ba ttle stopped and the smoke cleared
there was thun der from the thro ne
And sev en spanish ang els took a-no ther angel hom e.
S he reached do wn and picked the gun up
that lay sm okin in his ha nd.
She said "Fat her please forgive me;
I can't mak e it without my ma n."
And she kn ew the gun was empty
And she kn ew she couldn't wi n
But her fina l prayer was ans wered
When the rif les fired aga in.
T here were seven Spanish angels at the
a ltar of the su n.
They were pra yin' for the lovers in the
val ley of the gu n.
When the ba ttle stopped and the smoke cleared
there was thun der from the thro ne
And sev en spanish ang els took a-no ther angel hom e.
T here were seven Spanish angels at the
a ltar of the sun .
They were pra yin' for the lovers in the
val ley of the gun .
When the ba ttle stopped and the smoke cleared
there was thun der from the thron e
And sev en spanish ange ls took a-noth er
angel h ome.
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