Last of the Singing Cowboys
The Last Trail of Melody: Tales of the Singin' Cowboy
Lyrics
In the corner of dark bar room
In a dimly lit corner of a bar
Sat an ole' cowboy singin' western tunes
An old cowboy was singing western songs
Singin' songs he learned as a child
Singing tunes he learned in his childhood
All about the West back when it was wild
About the wild West in the past
He said he came from down Texas way
Claimed he hailed from Texas
The cowboys were tough
Describing tough cowboys and strong women
The women the same way
Emphasizing the resilience of women
Said he was a star back in '31
Mentioning his stardom in 1931
Hollywood had liked him for some songs that he had done
Hollywood's interest in his songs
He's the last of the singin' cowboys
Portraying himself as the last singing cowboy
Singin' songs of inspiration and joy
Singing uplifting and joyful songs
Yippie Yi Yo, Yippie Ay Aye
Expressing cowboy enthusiasm with Yippie Yi Yo, Yippie Ay Aye
He took a break, just to chug him down a beer
Taking a break to drink a beer
C'mon folks holler out the songs you'd like to hear
Encouraging the audience to request songs
If I know one, I know a million tunes
Confident in knowing a vast number of tunes
I'm not up here playin' for me
Stating he performs for the audience, not himself
This is all just for you
Highlighting the performance for the listeners
And then he bragged on the Stinson hat that he wore
Praising the quality of his Stinson hat
Said it was the finest made since the war
Claiming it's the finest since the war
And he won the silver buckle ridin' on a cow
Boasting about winning a silver buckle on a cow
And as he laughed he said
Laughingly suggesting curiosity about his achievement
I'll bet you're wonderin' how?
Posing a rhetorical question about the hat
He's the last of the singin' cowboys
Reiterating he's the last singing cowboy
Singin' songs of inspiration and joy
Continuing to sing positive and inspiring songs
Yippie Yi Yo, Yippie Ay A ye
Repeating the cowboy enthusiasm with Yippie Yi Yo, Yippie Ay Aye
And after three hours or maybe more
After an extended performance
A lady grabbed his arm
A lady escorts him out
And showed him to the door
The bartender reveals the cowboy is blind
The bartender said, "he's blind, you see
Explaining that the cowboy was unaware of the audience
Don't tell him the only audience he had was you and me"
Asking not to disclose the truth to him
'Cause he's the last of the singin' cowboys
Reaffirming he's the last singing cowboy
Singin songs of inspiration and joy
Continuing to sing positive and uplifting songs
Yippie Yi Yo, Yippie Ay A ye
Repeated expression of cowboy enthusiasm
(Publisher Spirit One Music)
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