The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Take Five (1961)
Mexican-American
In July 1846
Many Mexicans drowned themselves in the Rio Grande
They had been terrorized by gringo war volunteers
who desecrated their churches
and burned their homes
This was about land of course
and in a letter to Julia Dent
General Grant wrote of the war volunteers:
How much they seem to enjoy acts of violence
I would not pretend to guess the number of murders
that have been committed
The number would startle you
