Show A Where The B Purple ro le Sage Bloom I IBy By lin 1 Minnie le J J. J Ha Hardy Haidy y Im I'm longing longin for tho those e happy days of 0 Stride astride yore my mr p pinto into pony I Iro rode d. d e the mesas oer When the desert washes where the white- white across F poi For or faced graze lopin at at t my leisure through the sunny 1 Just afI days meadow ow lark was and I heard When Wen n the mid the he wild doves croon of Arizona where the purple sage In hills hill bloom dobe ranch ranc house where the boss old gray The called us at three rd ft turn tum to take another snooze just as cozy as asTill could be Till the cook from out the tho kitchen sang her morning morning morning morn- morn ing roundelays Oman I Im I'm here to tell the world that those ivere happy days the smell of ham and coffee sent my y spirits When hen on the boom boomI As I rose to greet the su sunrise rise with ith purple sage in in bloom I can almost hear the music of the jingle of my spurs cayuse danced dance a a two-step two to avoid the cactus cactus cactus cac cac- As my burrs the ocotillo flamin in gorgeous colors bold With blazin and The wood greese-wood and wild just a blazin like pure gold And the fragrant yucca blossoms filled the air set with sweet perfume lovely dear Arizona a where the purple sage 0 o dear blooma bloom Then she came to the ranch house to spend a week or two Did I say those were happy days Pure joy Im I'm tellin you I 1 never thought that Cupid Cupi brat could find such sucha a strong dart And shot pot me the way he did plumb through my poor old heart I rode with her one evenin beneath that desert moon She roped and tied me heart and soul where the purple sage bloom Ohl Oh she was so I bewitching from her curls to tiny shoes Her Tier dress was like the fancy silk that the Missus lissus used to use When makin sofa cushions her eyes were soft and brown But she was always longin for the home folks back in town So the preacher brought his iron and marked us bride and groom room Then I bid good-bye good forever to the purple sage bloom bloem Sow Now were we're livin in the city they city they call it Burlingame Burlingame Burlin- Burlin game game game- I guess some foreign Duke or Lord gave it that high flown name name The lie chairs are soft gray velvet just like the wood doves dove's wing And I must wear a cloth bread suit Gosh darn I II II I hate the thi thing g. g A lump com comes s in my throat tonight tonight tonight-I'm Im I'm just a homesick loon longin for the cow men and the purple sage in bloom What is that you ou say my darling Just repeat those words again Kiss me sweetheart Grab your suit-case suit and well we'll catch the midnight train There are hearts in Arizona just as big as that great neat state And Id I'd embrace them one and all Im I'm most eager to relate Ride Side er cowboy I Rope er Charley I Give a real man lots of room Grand and glorious Arizona where the purple sage bloom |