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Johnny Cash Streets Of Laredo Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.38/10 [8 votes]Album: The Man Comes Around / Original Release Date: 2002-01-01Genre: CountrySong Duration: 3 min 33 sec
Streets Of Laredo
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
JOHNNY CASH
- Streets Of Laredo LyricsAs I walked out on the streets of Laredo
As I walked out on Laredo one day
I spied a young cowboy wrapped in white linen
All wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay
Beat the drum slowly, play the Fife lowly
Play the dead march as you carry me along
Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me
For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong
Then go write a letter and send it to my gray haired mother
And please send the same to my sister so dear
But please not one word of all this would you mention
When others should ask for my story to hear
There is another, more dear than a sister
She'll bitterly weep when she hears that I'm gone
And if some other man ever wends her affection
Don't mention my name, and my name will pass on
Just beat the drum slowly, play the Fife lowly
Play the dead march as you carry me along
Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me
For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong
Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin
Get six pretty maidens to sing me a song
Put bunches of roses all over my coffin
Roses to deaden the clods when they fall
We beat the drum slowly, played the Fife lowly
We better lay wept as we bore him along
Down in the green valley, we laid the sod o'er him
Just a young cowboy who surely gone wrong
As I walked out on Laredo one day
I spied a young cowboy wrapped in white linen
All wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay
Beat the drum slowly, play the Fife lowly
Play the dead march as you carry me along
Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me
For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong
Then go write a letter and send it to my gray haired mother
And please send the same to my sister so dear
But please not one word of all this would you mention
When others should ask for my story to hear
There is another, more dear than a sister
She'll bitterly weep when she hears that I'm gone
Don't mention my name, and my name will pass on
Just beat the drum slowly, play the Fife lowly
Play the dead march as you carry me along
Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me
For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong
Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin
Get six pretty maidens to sing me a song
Put bunches of roses all over my coffin
Roses to deaden the clods when they fall
We beat the drum slowly, played the Fife lowly
We better lay wept as we bore him along
Down in the green valley, we laid the sod o'er him
Just a young cowboy who surely gone wrong
Facts about Streets Of Laredo
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Streets Of Laredo is written and performed by Johnny Cash.
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It is first released on January 01, 2002 as part of Johnny Cash's album "The Man Comes Around" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 13rd track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, 'Streets Of Laredo' performed by Johnny Cash narrates the experiences of a cowhand dying and through his death he reminisces the good and bad times, requests a proper burial, and confesses the sins of his life, thus representing the unavoidability of death and the yearning for forgiveness. The lyrics of Streets of laredo mainly point to and go through obstacles, sufferings, and winners and losers. However, the song at the same time places a strong emphasis on the inevitability of death, and the passing of time through teardrops and regrets, honed and ennobled through the dignity granted to the deceased. The lyrics refer to death and violence, which are themes that could be disturbing to the very young audience. The words used are soft, nevertheless the whole atmosphere and subject matter are such that parents are advised to be available for children.
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Streets Of Laredo falls under the genre Country.
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Streets Of Laredo song length is 3 minutes and 33 seconds.
Who wrote Streets Of Laredo lyrics?
Streets Of Laredo is written and performed by Johnny Cash.
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When was Streets Of Laredo released?
It is first released on January 01, 2002 as part of Johnny Cash's album "The Man Comes Around" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 13rd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Streets Of Laredo lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, 'Streets Of Laredo' performed by Johnny Cash narrates the experiences of a cowhand dying and through his death he reminisces the good and bad times, requests a proper burial, and confesses the sins of his life, thus representing the unavoidability of death and the yearning for forgiveness. The lyrics of Streets of laredo mainly point to and go through obstacles, sufferings, and winners and losers. However, the song at the same time places a strong emphasis on the inevitability of death, and the passing of time through teardrops and regrets, honed and ennobled through the dignity granted to the deceased. The lyrics refer to death and violence, which are themes that could be disturbing to the very young audience. The words used are soft, nevertheless the whole atmosphere and subject matter are such that parents are advised to be available for children.
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Which genre is Streets Of Laredo?
Streets Of Laredo falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song Streets Of Laredo?
Streets Of Laredo song length is 3 minutes and 33 seconds.
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these lyrics are last corrected by Mason Charanza
Songwriter(s): Johnny Cash
Record Label(s): 2002 American Recording Company, LLC
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