Across the Alley From the Alamo
The Mills Brothers
Written by Joe Greene

Peaked at # 7 in 1947
Competing versions charted by Stan Kenton (#11) and Woody Herman (#12)

Across the alley from the Alamo
Lived a pinto pony and a Navajo
Who sang a sort of Indian "Hi-de-ho"
To the people passin' by

The pinto spent his time a-swishin' flies
And the Navajo watched the lazy skies
And very rarely did they ever rest their eyes
On the people passin' by