Jerry Jeff Walker - The man with the big hat

Tekst :

Narrator:
In a bar in Arizona
On a sultry summer day
A cowboy came in off the road just to pass the time away
He pulled a stool up to the bar and pushed his hat back on his head
I listened to the stories told to the words that cowboy said. He said...

Cowboy:

I could tell you stories bout the Indians on the plain
Talk about Wells Fargo and the comin of the trains
Talk of the slaughter of the buffalo that roamed
Sing a song of settlers, come out looking for a home

CHORUS (both)
Now the man with the big hat is buying
Drink up while the drinking is free
Drink up to the cowboys a dead or a dying
Drink to my compadres and me
Drink to my compadres and me

Narrator:
Well his shirt was brown and faded
And his hat was wide and black
And the pants that once were blue were grey and had a pocket gone in back
He had a finger missin from the hand that rolled the smoke
He laughed and talked of cowboy life but you knew it weren t no joke, he said....

Cowboy:
I seen the day so hot your pony could not stand
And if your water bag was dry, don t count upon the land
And winters, I ve seen winters when your boots froze in the snow
And your only thought was leavin , but you had nowhere to go

CHORUS

Narrator:
Well he rested easy at the bar, his foot upon the rail
And laughed and talked of times he d had out living on the trail
The silence was never broken as the words poured from his lips
Quiet as the forty five he carried on his hip, he said ...

Cowboy:
I rode the cattle drive from here to San Antone
Ten days in the saddle you know, and weary to the bone
I rode from here to Wichita without a womans smile
The camp fire where I cooked my beans was the only light for miles

CHORUS

Narrator:
Well he rolled another ciggarette, as he turned toward the door
I heard his spurs a jingling as his boot heels hit the floor
He loosened up his belt a notch, pulled his hat down on his head
As he turned to say goodby to me this is what he said....

Cowboy:
Now the high-lines chase the highways, and the fences close the range
And to see a working cowboy, that s a sight that s mighty strange
But a cowboy s life was lonley, and his lot was not the best
But if it hadn t been for men like me, there wouldn t be no west.

Repeat Chorus

Inne utwory

  • Viva Luckenbach
  • The first showboat
  • Some phone numbers
  • The artist
  • Hands on the wheel
  • Lovin of the game
  • Detour
  • Time to stay home
  • Old beat up guitar
  • Just to celebrate
  • Those were the days
  • Green back dollar
  • Down that road
  • Wind
  • Dang me
  • Quiet faith of man
  • Then came the children
  • Little man
  • Long afternoon
  • Losowe utwory

    Underneath this smile

    What I m standing on is sinking in
    And I don t have a clue how to get off of it
    But when I look at you there is hope
    It s like you see the sadness in my eyes
    You read the blue between the...

    Real rude boys

    feat. 50 Cent

    Sean Paul:
    Weh easy, weh ya done know so ya make on the cheesy
    Sean-a-peesy, them girls are over breezy
    Longside with 50 Cent yo
    Now them bwoy waan fi them extend yo

    Chorus
    Sean Paul:
    Some bwoy...

    Smile for me

    Yeah
    just smile

    [Massari]
    Please notice me imma charmaa
    so most of these girls wanna be with me
    maybe cause they know that im a baller
    thousand dollarbottles in the vip
    ive had enough of the drama
    all i want is honies sayin be on me
    if you wana let...

    Hyperwelt

    I slayed love disguised as fear
    And time itself touches my soul
    Satan - the fire still burns within my soul
    And with lifeless eyes I stare
    A way out but not back I must find
    A can no longer crawl through this life I hate
    Soon I ll be thrown to the wolves again
    And the...

    Anything is possible

    If you put your mind to it
    Anything is possible
    Just put your mind to it
    Anything is possible
    If you put your mind to it
    Anything....
    Is possible

    Thought I couldn t slow him down
    Long enough to look my...