Streets of Laredo
1.
As I walked out in the streets of Laredo,
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as I
walked out in Laredo one day.
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I spied a
young cowboy wrapped up in white linen,
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wrapped in
white linen as cold as the clay.
2. "Oh beat the drums slowly and play the pipe
lowly,
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sing the
Death March as you carry me along.
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Take me to
the valley, there lay the sod o'er me,
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I'm a
young cowboy and know I´ve done wrong."
3. "I see by your outfit that you are a
cowboy",
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these
words he did say as I boldly walked by.
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"Come
sit down beside me and hear my sad story,
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got shot
in the breast and I know I must die!"
4. "Go fetch me some water, a cool cup of water,
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to cool my
parched lips," then the poor cowboy said.
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Before I returned
his spirit had left him,
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had gone
to his Maker, the cowboy was dead.