With less than fifty men and all intentions true
He set foot on that day to see it through
His mission, it was set to take hold of the land
Restoring rule back to the common man, José

It rang out in the night, the sound of soldiers' fire
The best of forty-eight lay in the mire
A Judas in the fold had given out his plan
And all was clearly told
His body was laid out for all the world to see
This would have been the saddest sight for me, José

He was a fool to try to step outside his power
His ideal was too high
Within the shortest time, forgotten was his name
As basic human nature stays the same, José