cowboys

The Cowboys

The town was deserted the tumble weed's blowin through

I heard the singing smelt the smoke

the ol' church at the edge of town was ringing

I pushed through the saloon door still swinging

and all the roughnecks stood and stared from all around the floor

I'd a red eye and the same again when ol' Josh Caine asked to play a card game

stud poker was called on anything goes

the cards snap the table and the money just flows

dripping sweat you can hear the sighs

no trust is seen in the cowboys eyes

Jedd Clanton calls on a king flush

the bar sits down there's an eerie hush

all out part from me I'm in

very high stakes with all the money in

I look at his face stone and never shy

I flick my cards over "four bullets all aces high"

well Jedd it was nice playing you all in good fun

"wait a minute boy!" he's pulling out his gun

come on Jedd the game was neat

in actual fact you tried to cheat

"well I'm calling the game now you son of a gun

I'm taking the money I'm going to run"

not so fast Jedd I though you were my friend

the friendship's gone you had to spend

I skinned my holdster blasting to the end

and they all carried on boozing around the bend

the next time I go to a town do

the grass will be deserted and the town will be blown through