Don Edwards - Streets of Laredo lyrics

As I walked out in the streets of Laredo I walked out in Laredo one day I spied a young cowboy wrapped up in white linen 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 boldly step by Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story I'm shot in the breast and I know I must die Oh, beat the drum slowly and play the Fife lowly Play the dead march as you carry me along Take me to the valley and lay the sod o'er me I'm a young cowboy, I know I've done wrong Once in the saddle I used to go dashing Once in the saddle I used to go gay First to the drem-house and then to the card-house Got shot in the breast and I'm dying today Go bring me some water, a cool cup of water To cool my parched lips, the young cowboy said And before I returned his spirit had left him And gone to his maker the cowboy was dead We beat the drum slowly and play the Fife lowly Bitterly wept as we bore him along We all loved our comrade, so brave, young and handsome We all loved our comrade although he'd done wrong