 He indicates if he were not in such a fix at this time, things between them might be different.Colorado visits the jail to tell Chance the meaning of a song, ""Degüello"", or "The Cutthroat Song", that Nathan is paying men to play at his saloon.The song, reported to have been played by Antonio López de Santa Anna's men at the siege of the Alamo, indicates that "no quarter" will be given to one's enemy, no mercy.