Warren Zevon - Veracruz video free download


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Uploaded: 2011/02/13

From the album Excitable Boy. A song about the American invasion of Veracruz, Mexico in 1914 in an attempt to control the results of the Mexican revolution.

Lyrics to Veracruz :

By Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderon

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard Maria crying

Late last night I heard the news

That Veracruz was dying

Veracruz was dying

Someone called Maria's name

I swear it was my father's voice

Saying, "If you stay you'll all be slain

You must leave now - you have no choice

Take the servants and ride west

Keep the child close to your chest

When the American troops withdraw

Let Zapata take the rest"

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard Maria calling

Saying, "Veracruz is dying

And Cuernavaca's falling"

Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore)

Hacia el puerto volvere (To the port I will return)

Aunque el destino cambio mi vida (Even though destiny changed my life)

En Veracruz morire (In Veracruz I shall die)

Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore)

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard them in the harbor

Saying, "Veracruz is dying"

By Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderon

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard Maria crying

Late last night I heard the news

That Veracruz was dying

Veracruz was dying

Someone called Maria's name

I swear it was my father's voice

Saying, "If you stay you'll all be slain

You must leave now - you have no choice

Take the servants and ride west

Keep the child close to your chest

When the American troops withdraw

Let Zapata take the rest"

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard Maria calling

Saying, "Veracruz is dying

And Cuernavaca's falling"

Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore)

Hacia el puerto volvere (To the port I will return)

Aunque el destino cambio mi vida (Even though destiny changed my life)

En Veracruz morire (In Veracruz I shall die)

Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore)

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns

I heard them in the harbor

Saying, "Veracruz is dying"

Comments

8 years ago

aquacoolture

I 'm from the city and port of Veracruz and i always hear this song every April 21 (the anniversary of the defense of Veracruz). It 's a beautiful song

8 years ago

Lenny Geary

A college buddy of mine called to say that this was the 23rd anniversary of our having met and hung out for a short time with Warren at a show in Pittsburgh. So I came here to listen to Veracruz, which I consider one of his best offerings (Warren's, not my college friend's). Then I notice the date under the masthead of the Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle. The 111th anniversary of the shelling of Veracruz. Warren keeps on delivering in strange ways, man.

8 years ago

William Morrison

Just rediscovered Warren Zevon after quite a long time - what a brilliantly original and tuneful lyricist and tunesmith. A real songwriter.

9 years ago

antimoron123

This is a lovely song, very delicate melody.

9 years ago

Ken Campbell

Great song.

9 years ago

phil McCracken

wow he should still be here!!

9 years ago

john meyer

I totally agree with Fred Wright. Warren could have been a very good novelist. In fact some of his best friends were writers, including Carl Hiaasen, of whom he visited several times in Florida. He was also a good friend of Stephen King who loved his dark side. Warren wrote some of the most beautiful ballads in pop music. He was all around the best lyricist in rock of his generation.

9 years ago

Fernando Ballinas Jacobo

Warren Zevon - #Veracruz #Mexico Aquel día yo jure,Hacia el puerto volveré, Aunque el destino cambio mi vida,En Veracruz moriré,Aquel día yo juré.

9 years ago

Trey B. Cartwright

Miss you, man. Feel your spirit in the dark and the light. Still waking up with shaking hands, still trying to find that girl who understands. Shantih. 

10 years ago

Lew Archer 1949

Zevon wasn't a mere pop songsmith. He was a great American novelist. 

10 years ago

eriq gislason

love u warren

10 years ago

Joseph Keyes

another one...

10 years ago

john meyer

A very astute comment. Warren was sardonic and brilliant. He had a rather dark wit. But he was a phenomenal song writer. He was poignant, culturally astute, and sang about many subjects including boxing and hockey. Warren also had an interest in history as can be gleaned in this song. Woodrow Wilson was no Saint.

10 years ago

mikefromwa

Warren Zevon is one of the most underrated artists of the last 100 years. His lyrics are brilliant, witty, incisive, and fun. The world is a poorer place without him.

10 years ago

gefan3

Who the hell writes like this? Answer: (for those keeping score) no-one anymore. There are books, hell MOST books, that are less vivid than what Zevon put into three and a half minutes of lyrics.

10 years ago

Fab4Sunrises

my dad used to sing this for a long as i can remember. now i finally found the song!

10 years ago

jamesianp

Beautiful. Warren Zevon - RIP Jorge Calderon - Respect.

10 years ago

Circumpunk

Great lines. Thanks Nat.

10 years ago

Chris Kim A

*Veracruz** – Warren Zevon* – from his 1978 album, *Excitable Boy*

10 years ago

ode2joy4u

This is a beautiful song. It humanizes the trauma of war. Warren was a masterful songwriter.

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