Some days I remember Some days I forget Every notch on my pistol and not one damn regret Oh but I’ve come a long way from the old dreams I had thank god for the whiskey and the angel of goliad Verse 2: We were meant to be martyrs In a war of ideals But now all is peaceful in the forts and the fields Except when the night winds Cry lonesome and sad Thank god for the whiskey and the angel of goliad Verse 3: Sometimes I hear hoofbeats Out there in the dark Like old Santa Ana Riding in from New York And I still curse the bastard People think I’ve gone mad Thank God for the whiskey and the Angel of Goliad Verse 4: Now I’m just an old man (some day we’ll fly) and my best days are gone (to a far distant land) nobody knows me (but angels and outlaws) and it’s time to move on (and walk hand in hand) This whole world is changing for good and for bad Thank God for the whiskey and the Angel of Goliad Outro Some days I remember Some days I forget
The angel of goliad is my 5x great grandmother Francita Alvarez married to lt. telesforo Alvarez I’m blessed to have family who were so important in Texas’ great history
Flint3162, you have excellent taste in music. Brian Burns is one of my all time favorite singers and story tellers. I wish he would do a show here in San Antonio.
Hey, You need a lot more recognition for the service you have done to the giants of Texas history. One day maybe we might meet. I am really nobody. The history of my kin is the history of Texas. You are truly an inspiration to anyone who treasures the martyrs of Texas history. God bless you and grant you prosperity.
Google has already killed what is possibly his best song. I've been looking for it for hours, but it's gone. My guess is it's not PC so it ruffled some asshole's feathers.
Thanks for the comment, but I didn't intend to comprehensively cover all of the massacre, i used quotes regarding the angel because that's the subject of the song
...Hmmm...what was the point of this clip? Anyway the executions at Goliad WERE legal at the time. because the Mexicans were defending their homes against armed illegal aliens from the states, and they were not looking for jobs, but war, and they got their wish!
Actually no, it wasn't legal. It went against all norms of civilized warfare of the day, and the surrender agreement had the men being payrolled back to the US. Were there men looking for "opportunities"? Sure. And some looking for adventure as young men did. But the revolution started because Santa Anna abolished the Constitution of 1824 and took power as a dictator. Your statement was oversimplified and basically just wrong
What S.A did, was just the excuse the illegals needed in order to cry out loud, Freedom! Liberty!, and then deny it to the Indians & slaves. As for the executions at Goliad, YES, and this is backed up by conditions of the day regarding captured pirates, and that's what they were classified as. ALL nations just executed armed invaders once captured on their soil. HOWEVER, Mexico, by the time of the Massacre at San Jacinto, rescinded their 1835 law that allowed executions of all captured pirates on their land. Only prison time was given, not executions. and this is how we must see this action of Mexico defending its land.. ALL agree that the Texas Revolt of 1836, was simply an unjust land grab...and it worked!
Bless her and her family. My patriarch’s on two sides of my family tree names are on the Monument there at Goliad. Thank you and Brian Burns.
Some days I remember
Some days I forget
Every notch on my pistol
and not one damn regret
Oh but I’ve come a long way
from the old dreams I had
thank god for the whiskey
and the angel of goliad
Verse 2:
We were meant to be martyrs
In a war of ideals
But now all is peaceful
in the forts and the fields
Except when the night winds
Cry lonesome and sad
Thank god for the whiskey
and the angel of goliad
Verse 3:
Sometimes I hear hoofbeats
Out there in the dark
Like old Santa Ana
Riding in from New York
And I still curse the bastard
People think I’ve gone mad
Thank God for the whiskey
and the Angel of Goliad
Verse 4:
Now I’m just an old man (some day we’ll fly)
and my best days are gone (to a far distant land)
nobody knows me (but angels and outlaws)
and it’s time to move on (and walk hand in hand)
This whole world is changing
for good and for bad
Thank God for the whiskey
and the Angel of Goliad
Outro
Some days I remember
Some days I forget
The angel of goliad is my 5x great grandmother Francita Alvarez married to lt. telesforo Alvarez I’m blessed to have family who were so important in Texas’ great history
I'm glad that there is a statue of the Angel of Goliad, and one of the brick pavers before it, was bought by me!
Flint3162, you have excellent taste in music. Brian Burns is one of my all time favorite singers and story tellers. I wish he would do a show here in San Antonio.
Hey, You need a lot more recognition for the service you have done to the giants of Texas history. One day maybe we might meet. I am really nobody. The history of my kin is the history of Texas. You are truly an inspiration to anyone who treasures the martyrs of Texas history. God bless you and grant you prosperity.
Google has already killed what is possibly his best song. I've been looking for it for hours, but it's gone. My guess is it's not PC so it ruffled some asshole's feathers.
@hadmatter9240 which song?
Thanks for the comment, but I didn't intend to comprehensively cover all of the massacre, i used quotes regarding the angel because that's the subject of the song
You didn't mention Col. Francisco Garay. He was instrumental at saving prisoners during the massacre. Look it up.
...Hmmm...what was the point of this clip? Anyway the executions at Goliad WERE legal at the time. because the Mexicans were defending their homes against armed illegal aliens from the states, and they were not looking for jobs, but war, and they got their wish!
Actually no, it wasn't legal. It went against all norms of civilized warfare of the day, and the surrender agreement had the men being payrolled back to the US.
Were there men looking for "opportunities"? Sure. And some looking for adventure as young men did. But the revolution started because Santa Anna abolished the Constitution of 1824 and took power as a dictator.
Your statement was oversimplified and basically just wrong
But the point of the clip was a good song, and a tribute to the heroine, the Angel of Goliad
What S.A did, was just the excuse the illegals needed in order to cry out loud, Freedom! Liberty!, and then deny it to the Indians & slaves. As for the executions at Goliad, YES, and this is backed up by conditions of the day regarding captured pirates, and that's what they were classified as. ALL nations just executed armed invaders once captured on their soil. HOWEVER, Mexico, by the time of the Massacre at San Jacinto, rescinded their 1835 law that allowed executions of all captured pirates on their land. Only prison time was given, not executions. and this is how we must see this action of Mexico defending its land.. ALL agree that the Texas Revolt of 1836, was simply an unjust land grab...and it worked!
Agreed.
@@SKY-jv9ue So much to say here...after work, lol