Then a message arrives in Galveston It races from ear to ear through town The message is carried to the countryside by riders on horseback It is carried by wagon and by people on foot The people on foot are running because the message is so important 6
When the news reaches the man in the cornfield tears roll down his cheeks Five miles away the young woodcutter plants his ax in a stump and runs to hug his father 8
Nearby the woman stops scrubbing and dances across the wet floor Her sister drops a bucket of milk and falls to her knees As the news spreads across Texas people stop working and jump for joy 9
