5090 by FAWM: "Cowboy Trapped in the Blues"

Cowboy Trapped in the Blues

8 weeks ago by @nosmoking

Cowboy Trapped in the Blues

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Liner Notes

#acoustic #blues #country #ballad

Lyrics

Got my horse and my cattle
My wagon and my rope
You think I’d be contented
But all I do is mope
Never felt so lonesome
It’s a feelin’ I’d refuse
I’m a cowboy trapped in the blues

Prairie dogs are starin’
Seen nothin’ like me yet
A cowpoke with a heartache
Who can’t seem to forget
Cold wind’s rustlin’ through me
It says you’re gonna lose
I’m a cowboy trapped in the blues

Had me the loveliest senorita
Back in old Santa Fe
Oh, how I hated to leave her
But I had this cattle drive
It’s what keeps this man alive

Coyotes are a’cryin’
The heifers fear the night
I’ll keep my rifle handy
The moon is risin’ bright
I’d hum a cowboy ditty
If it were mine to choose
But I’m a cowboy trapped in the blues

No one ever told me this could happen
Never happened to me before
I’m a man whose toe is always tappin’
Except for nowadays
Seems like I’m in a haze

Instrumental Verse

Had me the loveliest senorita
Back in old Santa Fe
Oh, how I hated to leave her
But I had a this cattle drive
It’s what keeps this man alive

Coyotes are a’cryin’
The heifers fear the night
I’ll keep my rifle handy
The moon is risin’ bright
I’d hum a cowboy ditty
If it were mine to choose
But I’m a cowboy trapped in the blues
A cowboy trapped in the blues

Comments

@davidtaro 6w

Came for the clever title, stayed for the awesome swing and sway of the music! Love how you build the arrangement, right from the intro fx (lovely touch), holding back the drums, the organ and sax joining the scene, that classy acoustic solo… really holds the attention. For me it hit a crescendo in the last bridge, that’s my favourite bit of the song. But this is all very winning, great write and execution!

@slusk 7w

Very tasteful. Wow, where did the sax come from? Love it.
If this is country I like country.

@gwynjones 8w

I love a bit of Western Swing and this jazzy ballad has all the right ingredients right down to the horse nickering...

@sbs 8w

It’s a cowboy musical! I can see this onstage. I want tickets for this - lol!

@headfirstonlyMod 8w

Splendid stuff! This just gets better with every verse; I love the way the organ sidles in and glues everything together. And someone who could walk away from what's making him sad but chooses not to do so: that's the true blues, for sure.