El Camino Real Lyrics

(spoken)
Early California was a land of magnificent horses
and unexcelled horsemanship
In the little known struggle for Los Angeles
Two giants, horse and master
rode together on the King's highway
El Camino Real
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One brave soldier
I fear the tide of the battle has turned.
The streets are deserted
the windows are dark
will the bright candles burn?

You must summon the soldier's
with news of our plight
and carry the message along thru the night
and swift as the wind you will ride to the north on the King's Hiway.....
El Camnino Real

Without hesitation he sprang to the saddle this deed to be done
Our fair California this rich golden land is the prize to be won
And should I be captured the message I bear
will safely be hid beneath the locks of my hair
And swift as the wind I will ride to the north
on the King's highway
El Camino Real

(spoken)
The deafening cackle of Mexican bullets rang thru the night
Like crows to the eagle they swept down upon him as Juan took his flight
Mortally wounded his horse pitched, and fell
and sprang up again like the Pheonix from Hell!
And away like the wind in a new burst of speed down the King's Highway
His dying horse faltered, and plunged from the road
down the brow of the hill to the edge of the cliff where the Mexicans would now make their kill
But he hurtled the canyon, so deep and so wide, and all who dared follow tumbled and died
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Then safe to the north he rode like the wind on the King's Highway
El Camino Real

One cried bitter tears for the horse that had long been his friend
So gallant and noble so faithful and true to the end

(spoken)
Three bullets burned deep in the great stallions side
now safe from their guns he willingly died
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With a tearful fairwell Juan laid him to rest by the King's Highway...
El Camino Real

Five days he rode northword to Commodore Stockton his message to tell
Borrowed or stolen the horses he rode all served him well
But he swore there was never a hero so bold
and now through the moonlight the legend its told
together they ride swift as the wind
down the King's Highway
El Camino Real