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Across the Alley from the Alamo

Artist: The Mills BrothersComposer: Joe GreeneCopyright: 1947GoChords.com

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Across the alley from the Alamo, lived a pinto pony and a Navajo

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Who sang a sort of Indian "Hi-de-ho" to the people passin' by.

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The pinto spent his time a-swishin' flies, and the Navajo watched the lazy skies

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And very rarely did they ever rest their eyes on the people passin' by.

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One day they went a-walkin' a-long the railroad track

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They were swishin' not a-looking. Toot! Toot! They never came back.

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Oh, across the alley from the Alamo, when the summer sun decides to settle low

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A fly sings an indian "Hi-de-ho" to the people passin' by

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Across the alley from the Alamo lived a pinto pony and a Navajo

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Who used to bake frijoles in cornmeal dough for the people passin' by

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They thought that they would make some easy bucks by washin' their frijoles in Duz and Lux,

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A pair of very conscientious clucks to the people passin' by.

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Then they took this cheap va-cation, their shoes were polished bright.

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No, they never heard the whistle. Toot! Toot! They're clear out of sight.

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Oh, across the alley from the Alamo, when the starlight beams its tender glow,

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The beams go to sleep and then there ain't no dough for the people passin' by.

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One day they went a-walkin' a-long the railroad track.

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They were swishin' not a-lookin'. Toot! Toot! They never came back.

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Oh, across the alley from the Alamo, when the summer sun decides to settle low

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A fly sings an Indian "Hi-de-ho" to the people passin' by.

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Across the alley from the Ala-mo.

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