(Chorus)   Cross the Brazos at Waco   Ride hard and I'll make it by dawn   Cross the Brazos at Waco   I'm safe when I reach San Antone      On the Chisholm Trail it was midnight   Carmella was strong on his mind   Because of the life he had chosen   Carmella had left him behind   Too long he'd been a bandito   Carmella had left him alone   But today someone brought a message   She'd been seen in old San Antone      (Repeat Chorus)      Then the night came alive with gunfire   He knew that at last he'd been found   As the range of badges shone brightly   A bandit a lay on the ground   Carmella she knew he was dying   That all of her dreams were in vain   As she kissed his lips for the last time   She heard him whisper again      (Repeat Chorus)