Out In New Mexico-Johnny Horton

[ti:Out In New Mexico] [ar:Johnny Horton] [al: The Essential Johnny Horton] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Out In New Mexico - Johnny Horton [00:07.66]It was in the town of Griffin [00:10.26]In the year of '83 [00:12.94]It was there an old cow-puncher [00:15.47]Step up and says to me [00:18.60] [00:19.56]How do you do young fellow [00:22.12]And how would you like to go [00:24.75]And spend a pleasant summer [00:27.36]Out in New Mexico [00:29.65] [00:31.26]I'll furnish you good wages [00:33.90]Your transportation too [00:36.64]If you will but go with me [00:39.04]One summer season's thru [00:41.96] [00:43.04]But if you grow homesick [00:45.45]And back to Griffin go [00:48.13]I'll furnish you no horses [00:50.67]From the hills of Mexico [00:52.99] [01:01.05]Well we left the town of Griffin [01:03.58]In the merry month of May [01:06.18]When ev'rything seemed lovely [01:08.76]And ev'rything seemed gay [01:12.19] [01:12.74]With saddles on our horses [01:15.37]Marching onward we did go [01:17.95]Until we reached [01:19.09]Old Boggy Out in New Mexico [01:22.89] [01:24.25]It was there our pleasures ended [01:26.88]And our troubles they began [01:29.45]Oh the first hailstorm came on us [01:31.97]Oh how those cattle ran [01:34.95] [01:35.91]Thru all kinds of thorns and thistles [01:38.53]Those cowboys had to go [01:41.02]While the Indians watched upon us [01:43.64]Out in New Mexico [01:46.37] [01:54.01]And when the drive was over [01:56.59]The rider would not pay [01:59.25]To all you good-lookin' people [02:01.69]This much I have to say [02:04.64] [02:05.55]Go back to your friends and loved ones [02:08.05]Tell others not to go [02:10.62]To the God-forsaken country [02:13.42]They call New Mexico