Cover art for Pancho Villa by Sun Kil Moon
Nov. 4, 20031 viewer

Pancho Villa Lyrics

Salvador Sanchez
Arrived and vanished
Only twenty-three with so much speed
Ownin' the highway

Mexico City
Bred so many
But none quite like him, sweet warrior
Pure magic matador

Pancho Villa
Would never rest
'Til 1925, he closed his eyes
Two Manila stars would rise

Ghost of the Phillipines
Choirs and angels sing
Ukelele strings play for his legend
Ilolio king

[Chorus]
How have they gone?
Fell by leather
All alone
And bound together
Benny "Kid" Paret
Came a good way
Climbed to gray skies to lift his hands
Stopped by the better man

Eyes of Las Villas
Cry for sons
Lost on distant shores, unforeseen horrors
Struck and delivered him

[Chorus]
Where have they gone?
Fell by leather
All alone
And bound together

Where have they gone?
Fell by leather
All alone
And bound together

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Acoustic reprise of “Salvador Sanchez”

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Percussion
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Recorded At
Toast Studios & Hyde Street Studios - both located in San Francisco, CA / Undisclosed studio in Seattle, WA
Release Date
November 4, 2003
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