Webb Wilder - Streets Of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament) lyrics

Streets of Laredo (The Coyboy's Lament) As I walked out in the streets of Laredo As I walked out in Laredo one day I saw a young cowboy dressed up in white linen Dressed in white linen and as cold as the clay "I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy" These words he did say as I boldly stepped by "Come sit down beside me, hear my sad story Shot in the breast and I know I must die Play the drum slowly, play the fife lowly Sound the Dead March as you bear me along Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong It was once in the saddle I used to go dashin' Once in the saddle I used to go gay Off to the dram house, off to the card house Shot in the breast and I'm dying today Beat the drum slowly, play the fife lowly Sound the Dead March as you bear me along Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong Get six strong cowboys to carry my coffin Six pretty who*e gals to sing me a song Place bunches of roses on top of my coffin So they can't smell me as they bear me along" We played the drum slowly, played the fife lowly Played the Dead March as we bore him along Took him to the green valley and laid the sod o'er him All of thy comrades and we know he'd done wrong As I walked out in the streets of Laredo As I walked out in Laredo one day