streets of laredo (cowboy's lament)

as i walked out in the streets of laredo

as i walked out in laredo one day

i spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen

wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay

so

beat the drum slowly

play the fife lowly

play the death march as they carry me on

take me to green valley

lay the sod o'er

i'm shot in the chest and i'm dying today

let sixteen gamblers carry my coffin

let sixteen cowbows sing me a song

take me to green valley

lay the sod o'er

for i'm a young cowboy and i know i've done wrong

so

beat the drum slowly

play the fife lowly

play the death march as they carry me on

take me to green valley

lay the sod o'er

i'm shot in the chest and i'm dying today.