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4 Aces
1,315
Rock
4 Aces was released on July 9, 1996 by Reprise as a part of the album 4 Aces
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Album4 Aces
Release DateJuly 9, 1996
LabelReprise
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM134

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Texas Tornados
Texas Tornados
Performer
Doug Sahm
Doug Sahm
Vocals
Flaco Jimenez
Flaco Jimenez
Accordion
The West Side Horn Section
The West Side Horn Section
Horn
Augie Myers
Augie Myers
Piano
Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Doug Sahm
Doug Sahm
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jim Dickinson
Jim Dickinson
Producer

Lyrics

On a midnight train to Laredo
Four aces stepped aboard
Gonna find Laredo Rose
And find out who she chose
She's in love with a bearded singer
Come from Texas way
Said his name was Willie
And I don't mean "Say Hey"
One had an accordion in his left
A cold beer in his right
One was a hippie
Completely out of sight
One was a border singer
From San Benito they say
One had a pony tail
They shuffled in alone that day
Four aces goin' nowhere
Ridin' gently toward the sun
Four aces goin' nowhere
Never meant to hurt no one
Willie sought but he could not find her
'Cause Zimmy was in town
He's drinkin' at the cantina
He ordered up another round
This vato went down for his pistola
We all thought we were dead
But as luck would have it
Entered one grateful Fred
Four aces goin' nowhere
Ridin' gently toward the sun
Four aces goin' nowhere
Never meant to hurt no one
Crazy
Tale of the Texas story
Is read quite well by all
This border queen had somethin'
That made these hombres fall
Like strings of a sweet corrido
The story is the same
She just won a bundle
On the Texas Lotto game
Four aces goin' nowhere
Ridin' gently toward the sun
Four aces goin' nowhere
Never meant to hurt no one
Written by: Doug Sahm
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