Name: The Streets of Laredo
Duration: P00H03M15S
Description: Traditional arranged by The Halyards

The Streets of Laredo

from THE HALYARDS - FORTUNE SMILES by Carl Funk

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Traditional arranged by The Halyards

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THE STREETS OF LAREDO

As I walked out in the Streets of Laredo
As I walked out in Laredo one day
I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen
All wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay

I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy
This he did say as I boldly walked by
Come sit you beside me, and hear my sad story
I'm shot through the chest and I know I must die

So go write a letter to my gray haired mother
Tell her the son that she loved so is gone
But, no not a word of he who has killed me
Don't mention his name so his name won't live on

And when Sergeant Death his cold arms embrace me
Then lull me to sleep wth sweet Erin go Bragh
By the side of my Kathleen my own love then place me
Forget that you found me outside of the law

We banged the drum slowly
And played the fife lowly
With tears in our eyes as we carried him home
For we all loved our comrade
So brave, young, and handsome
We all loved our comrade although he done wrong

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from THE HALYARDS - FORTUNE SMILES, released June 6, 2010

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