New Mexico-Johnny Cash

[ti:New Mexico] [ar:Johnny Cash] [al:All Aboard / Original Sun Soun] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.86]It was in the town of Griffin the year was eighty three [00:05.43] [00:06.11]It was there an old cow puncher stepped up and said to me [00:11.78]How do you do young fellow and how would you like to go [00:16.99]And spend a pleasant summer out in New Mexico [00:22.17] [00:22.95]I'll furnish you good wages your transportation too [00:28.91] [00:29.65]If you will but go with me one summer season through [00:34.92]But if you should get homesick and back to Griffin go [00:40.06] [00:40.70]Then I'll furnish you no horses from the hills of Mexico [00:45.40] [00:49.22]We left the town of Griffin in the merry month of May [00:53.93] [00:54.49]When all the world was lovely and everything was gay [00:59.62] [01:00.25]With saddles on our horses marching over we did go [01:05.10] [01:05.79]Until we reached the logging out in New Mexico [01:10.53] [01:13.00]It was there our pleasures ended and our troubles they began [01:17.52] [01:18.27]The first hail storm fell on us those cattle how they ran [01:23.35] [01:24.10]Through all the thorns and thistles us cowboys had to go [01:29.62]While the Indians watched upon us out in New Mexico [01:35.02] [01:36.83]Well when the drive was over the riders would not pay [01:42.04]To all you happy people this much I have to say [01:47.24] [01:48.05]Go back to your friends and loved ones tell others not to go [01:52.86] [01:53.70]To the god forsaken country they call New Mexico