Charles Shomo composed the music and recorded the instrumental track with the Caffeine Creek Band, Martin H. Samuel wrote the lyric about The Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas, and Rick Livingstone recorded the song.

RED BANNER, NO QUARTER

EARLY ON A COLD MARCH MORNING
A HANDFUL OF MEN THEY TOOK A STAND
IN THE YEAR OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY SIX
WHEN A SABRE DREW A LINE IN THE SAND

AND IT WAS SANTA ANNA WHO GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

EVEN AS THE DAY WAS DAWNING
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE MEN STOOD THEIR GROUND
THIRTEEN DAYS IN SAN ANTONIO
SUCH A FEARFUL SIGHT A DREADFUL SOUND

WHEN SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
SANTA ANNA HE GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

IT WAS VICTORY OR DEATH FOR THE VALIANT FEW
OUTNUMBERED AND OUT-GUNNED
AS SURRENDER AND BE SPARED AN ULTIMATUM THEY KNEW
WITH A CANNON SHOT BY TRAVIS IT WAS SHUNNED

SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

A BLOODY BATTLE TO THE BITTER END
WHILE THE MEXICAN BAND PLAYED EL DEGÜELLO
NOW THE GUNS ARE SILENT AND THE SMOKE HAS CLEARED
TO THIS DAY TEXIANS ALL SAY REMEMBER THE ALAMO

IT WAS SANTA ANNA WHO GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE FINAL ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER


Music: Charles Shomo & the Caffeine Creek Band
Lyric / Music: Martin H. Samuel – ASCAP IPI: 216450985
© 2022 Malaika Music – ASCAP IPI: 336609064
Composer: Rick Livingstone – ASCAP IPI: 48485843
Zabra Music – ASCAP IPI: 447850726

Rick Livingstone - Red Banner, No Quarter

Martin is a drummer/lyricist/songwriter and producer who also plays guitar ... and, either played drums &/or guitar &/or wrote the lyric &/or melody on all these songs.
Contact: martin.h.samuel @ gmail.com