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Across The Alley From The Alamo
Words and Music by Joe Greene - 1947
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F Bb              F - Bb              F
C7 - Gm7            C7 F
- Bb              F - Bb              F
C7 - Gm7             C9 F6              F7
Bb F               F7 Bb              Bbm6 F
A7 Dm G7 C7
F Bb              F - Bb              F
C7 - Gm7             C7 F            (repeat)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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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 rest their eyes on the people passin' by.
One day, they went a-walkin' along the railroad track,
They were swishin' not a-lookin', Toot! Toot! They never came back.
Across the alley from the Alamo, When the summer sun decides to settle low,
A fly sings an Indian "Hi-de-ho" to the people passin' by.
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Listen to the Mills Brothers sing "Across The Alley From The Alamo" (youtube)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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