The Dying Cowboy

作曲：Alan Lomax

It was early one morning

I passed saint james hospital

It was early one mornin' mornin' month of me

I looked in the window and I spotted a cowboy

Wrapped up in white linen

Well he was cold as the clay

Said come dear mother come and sit yourself now me

Come dear father come and sing me one song

For my new bones are aching

And my poor heart is breaking

I know I'm a poor cowboy and I know I've done wrong

I want sixteen young gamblers papa to carry my coffin

I want sixteen young hogales to sing me my song

Tell him bring along a bunch

Of those sweet smelling roses

So they can't smell me as they drive me on

Twas once in a saddle papa used to go dashing

Far in my young days when I used to be gay

Down round that old church house

With them handsome young ladies

Them girls ought to carry me follow me to my grave

It was early one morning

I passed saint james hospital

Lord it was early one morning

Morning months of may

I looked in the window

And I spied a dear cowboy

Honey was wrapped in white linen

He was colder than clay