“Across the Alley from the Alamo”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Across the alley from the Alamo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lived a pinto pony and a Navajo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who sang a sort of Indian “Hi-de-ho”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To the people passin’ by<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The pinto spent his time a-swishin’ flies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the Navajo watched the lazy skies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And very rarely did they ever cast their eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the people passin’ by<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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One day they went a-walkin’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along the railroad track<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were swhishin’ not looking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toot! Toot!, they never came back<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh, across the alley from the Alamo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the summer sun decides to settle low<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A fly sings an Indian “Hi-de- ho”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To the people passin” by<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across the alley from the Alamo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lived a pinto pony and a Navajo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who used to bake frijoles in cornmeal dough<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the people passin’ by<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They thought that they would make some easy bucks<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By washin’ their friloles in Dux and Lux,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A pair of very conscientious clucks<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To the people passin’ by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Then they took this cheap vacation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their shoes were polished bright<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No, they never heard the whistle,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toot! Toot!. they’re clear out of sight<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh, across the alley from the Alamo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the starlight beams it’s tender glow<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The beams go to sleep and then there ain’t no dough<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the people passin’ by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One day they went a-walkin’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along the railroad track<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were swishin’ not lookin’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toot! Toot!, they never came back<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh, across the alley from the Alamo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the summer sun decides to settle low<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A fly sings an Indian “Hi- de- ho”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To the people passin’ by.” Composer, Joe Greene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I believe that “Dux” and “Lux” were laundry soaps of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There s a fine recording of this song by the Mills Brothers on<\/p>\n\n\n\n
YouTube, with the most accurate rendition of the lyrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Islander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“Across the Alley from the Alamo” “Across the alley from the Alamo Lived a pinto pony and a Navajo Who sang a sort of Indian “Hi-de-ho” To the people passin’ by The pinto spent his time a-swishin’ flies And the Navajo watched the lazy skies And very rarely did they ever cast their eyes On … Continue reading “Joe Greene”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1545","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1546,"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1545\/revisions\/1546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}