Streets of Laredo Lyrics

As I walked out in the streets of Laredo

As I walked out in Laredo one day

I spied a poor cowboy all wrapped in white linen

All wrapped in white linen and cold as the clay

I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy

These words he did say as I slowly passed by

Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story

For I'm shot in the chest and today I must die

Oh once in the saddle I used to go dashing

Oh once in the saddle I used to go gay

First down to Rosie's and then to the card-house

Got shot through the body and now here I lay

Oh beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly

And play the dead march as you carry me along

And in the grave throw me and roll the sod o'er me

For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong

I thought of that cowboy as one card I'm drawing

I thought of that cowboy as I bet a straight

I lost my saddle I put up a pony

Weren't mine exactly I'm casting all to fate

We beat the drum slowly and played the fife lowly

And bitterly wept as we bore him along

For we loved our comrade, so brave, young and handsome

We all loved our comrade, although he'd done wrong

Oh as I walked out in the streets of Laredo

As I walked out in Laredo one day

I spied a poor cowboy, all wrapped in white linen

All wrapped in white linen and cold as the clay

As I walked out

In the Streets of Laredo

As I walked out

In Laredo one day