Western Plains from BLACKFISH by Brother Hill
written 2018, recorded 2020 on Barbara
with O’Burteen, Knux, and Old Dutch
A re-working of the Lead Belly tune “When I Was A Cowboy/Out on them Western Plains”. Instead of praising the dishonorable things done out yonder as older renditions do, this rendition highlights the shame and disgrace of a man looking back at his time out on the plains as a young man.
Tracklist
| 11. | Western Plains | 4:07 |
Lyrics
When I was a cowboy, out on them western plains
When I was was a cowboy, my honor was in flames
I caught a half a million, pullin on the bridal reigns
So come all of you young men, now don’t you wanna go
Come all of you young men, now don’t you wanna go
Go catch a half a million out there ridin to New Mexico
Come-a-ki-ki-yicky, come on, come on, come on
Come-a-ki-ki-yicky, come-a-ki-ki-yicky-yicky-yea
Oh it was the hardest battle that was ever on them desert plains
Oh it was the hardest battle that was ever on them desert plains
Them bullets was-a-fallin, just like a shower of rain
If your house catches fire and there ain’t no water ‘round
If your house catches fire and there ain’t no one ‘round
Well me & all the tough guy kind we be watchin your house burn down
Come-a-ki-ki-yicky, come on, come on, come on
Come-a-ki-ki-yicky, come-a-ki-ki-yicky-yicky-yea
So come all of you young men, now don’t you wanna go
Come all of you young men, now don’t you wanna go
Catch a rusty blade on an injun’ raid on the warpath to Mexico
When I was a cowboy out on them western plains
When I was a cowboy my honor was in flames
