| Oh, Santiana gain'd the day! |
| Away Santiana! |
| Oh, Santiana gain'd the day! |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| He gained the day at Molley-Del-Rey* |
| Away Santiana! |
| An' General Taylor ran away |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| All of his men were brave & true, |
| Away Santiana! |
| Every soldier brave and true. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| Oh, Santiana fought for fame, |
| Away Santiana! |
| Oh, Santiana gained a name. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| An' Zacharias Taylor ran away, |
| Away Santiana! |
| He ran away at Molley-Del-Rey. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| Santiana's men were brave, |
| Away Santiana! |
| Many found a soldier's grave. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| 'Twas a fierce & bitter strife, |
| Away Santiana! |
| Hand to hand they fought for life. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| An' Santiana's name is known, |
| Away Santiana! |
| What a man can do was shown. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| Oh, Santiana fought for his gold, |
| Away Santiana! |
| What deeds he did have oft been told. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| 'Twas on the field of Molley-Del-Rey, |
| Away Santiana! |
| Santiana lost a leg that day. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| Oh, Santiana's day is o'er, |
| Away Santiana! |
| Santiana will fight no more. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| Oh, Santiana's gone away, |
| Away Santiana! |
| Far from the field of Molley-Del-Rey. |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
| Oh, Santiana now we mourn, |
| Away Santiana! |
| We left him buried off Cape Horn |
| All across the plains of Mexico! |
Taken from "Shanty Seattle"