Show I t j j I The The Cowboys Cowboy's Lament Unidentified As I walked down the streets of Laredo o V As T I walked wale out in Laredo ono one day I spied a poor por cowboy up in white linen up in white whit linen as ns cold zis rs as the clay cay 1 Oh 11 beat the and play the fife slowly Play the Dead Ded farch March as 3 you YOl carry car me mc along Take mo me to the green valley valey there lay the sod sd o oer o'er r me For Im I'm wrong a young cowboy and unc I know Ive I've e 1 done I l see sec se by by your outfit that you are a cowboy These words he lie did say as ns I boldly sl slept pt by hy I Come sit down beside beide me mo and hear my sad sa story I was shot in the breast and I know I must di die Lct sixteen gamblers come handle my coffin Let Lct sixteen cowboys come com si sing me u a 1 song Take me to the graveyard ga and atul la lay the sod oer o'er me For Im I'm Ima Ima a poor pr cowboy J n and I know Ive I've done dune wrong Go write THe a letter leter to my n gray haired gay mother And carry the same jo to my sister so s dear der But Bat not word this shall a n of you JOl mention V When a crowd Cowd gathers gather round you 01 my story to hearThen hearThen hear Then beat bent your drum lowly and pla play your fife slowly Beat the Dead March Bet Ded as you Jou cany cury me along We Ve all al Jove our 1 0 cowboys so young yonn and so handsome We Ye all nI love e our cwb cowboys s although they've done dono roD wrong wrong- In In Kansas Cit City Star Star |