The Streets Of Laredo-Michael Martin Murphey

[00:08.44]As I walked out in the streets of Laredo [00:16.51]As I walked out in Laredo one day [00:23.91]I spied a young cowboy wrapped up in white linen [00:32.18]Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay [00:45.95]I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy [00:53.71]These words he did say as I boldly walked by [01:01.17]Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story [01:08.71]Got shot in the breast and I know I must die [01:17.56]Oh beat the drums slowly and play the fife lowly [01:25.77]Singy the death march as you carry me along [01:32.46]Take me to the valley there lay the sod over me [01:40.27]I'm a young cowboy and know I've done wrong [01:49.27]It was once in the saddle I used to go dashing [01:56.65]It was once in the saddle I used to go gay [02:04.49]First to the dram house and then to the card house [02:11.64]Got shot in the breast and I'm dying today [02:20.45]Go gather around you a group of young cowboys [02:28.36]Tell them the story of this my sad fate [02:35.25]Tell one and the other before they go further [02:42.66]To stop their wild roving before it's too late [02:51.52]We beat the drum slowly and played the fife lowly [02:59.37]And bitterly wept as we bore him along [03:06.49]For we all loved our comrade so brave young and handsome [03:14.38]We all loved our comrade although he'd done wrong [03:23.38]