Poncho & Lefty
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โฑ๏ธ 3:41 duration
๐ ID: 9439
๐ Lyrics
Living on the road, my friend
Was gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron
And your breath as hard as kerosene
You weren't your mama's only boy
But her favorite one, it seems
She began to cry when you said goodbye
Sank into your dreams
Pancho was a bandit, boys
His horse was fast as polished steel
Wore his gun outside his pants
For all the honest world to feel
For Pancho met his match, you know
On the deserts down in Mexico
And nobody heard his dying words
Oh, but that's the way it goes
And all the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him hang around
Out of kindness, I suppose
And Lefty, he can't sing the blues
All night long like he used to
The dust that Pancho bit down south
Ended up in Lefty's mouth
The day they laid poor Pancho low
Lefty split for Ohio
Where he got the bread to go
Oh, there ain't nobody knows
And all the federales say
They coulda had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness, I suppose
Well, the poets tell how Pancho fell
And Lefty's living in a cheap hotel
The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold
So the story ends, we're told
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
Save a few for Lefty too
He just did what he had to do
Now he's growing old
A few grey federales say
They coulda had him any day
They only let him go so wrong
Out of kindness, I suppose
A few grey federales say
They coulda had him any day
They only let him go so wrong
Out of kindness, I suppose
Was gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron
And your breath as hard as kerosene
You weren't your mama's only boy
But her favorite one, it seems
She began to cry when you said goodbye
Sank into your dreams
Pancho was a bandit, boys
His horse was fast as polished steel
Wore his gun outside his pants
For all the honest world to feel
For Pancho met his match, you know
On the deserts down in Mexico
And nobody heard his dying words
Oh, but that's the way it goes
And all the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him hang around
Out of kindness, I suppose
And Lefty, he can't sing the blues
All night long like he used to
The dust that Pancho bit down south
Ended up in Lefty's mouth
The day they laid poor Pancho low
Lefty split for Ohio
Where he got the bread to go
Oh, there ain't nobody knows
And all the federales say
They coulda had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness, I suppose
Well, the poets tell how Pancho fell
And Lefty's living in a cheap hotel
The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold
So the story ends, we're told
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
Save a few for Lefty too
He just did what he had to do
Now he's growing old
A few grey federales say
They coulda had him any day
They only let him go so wrong
Out of kindness, I suppose
A few grey federales say
They coulda had him any day
They only let him go so wrong
Out of kindness, I suppose
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:08.11] Living on the road, my friend
[00:11.89] Was gonna keep you free and clean
[00:15.63] Now you wear your skin like iron
[00:18.33] And your breath as hard as kerosene
[00:22.77] You weren't your mama's only boy
[00:25.63] But her favorite one, it seems
[00:29.03] She began to cry when you said goodbye
[00:35.85] Sank into your dreams
[00:41.53] Pancho was a bandit, boys
[00:44.99] His horse was fast as polished steel
[00:48.79] Wore his gun outside his pants
[00:51.89] For all the honest world to feel
[00:56.06] For Pancho met his match, you know
[00:59.16] On the deserts down in Mexico
[01:02.93] And nobody heard his dying words
[01:08.94] Oh, but that's the way it goes
[01:14.84] And all the federales say
[01:18.52] They could have had him any day
[01:22.27] They only let him hang around
[01:27.68] Out of kindness, I suppose
[01:33.70] And Lefty, he can't sing the blues
[01:37.54] All night long like he used to
[01:41.10] The dust that Pancho bit down south
[01:44.57] Ended up in Lefty's mouth
[01:48.46] The day they laid poor Pancho low
[01:52.07] Lefty split for Ohio
[01:55.57] Where he got the bread to go
[02:01.23] Oh, there ain't nobody knows
[02:07.10] And all the federales say
[02:10.83] They coulda had him any day
[02:14.30] They only let him slip away
[02:20.02] Out of kindness, I suppose
[02:25.63] Well, the poets tell how Pancho fell
[02:29.54] And Lefty's living in a cheap hotel
[02:33.24] The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold
[02:36.71] So the story ends, we're told
[02:40.56] Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
[02:44.18] Save a few for Lefty too
[02:47.66] He just did what he had to do
[02:53.69] Now he's growing old
[02:59.07] A few grey federales say
[03:02.95] They coulda had him any day
[03:06.58] They only let him go so wrong
[03:11.94] Out of kindness, I suppose
[03:17.62] A few grey federales say
[03:21.82] They coulda had him any day
[03:25.28] They only let him go so wrong
[03:30.97] Out of kindness, I suppose
[03:35.14]
[00:11.89] Was gonna keep you free and clean
[00:15.63] Now you wear your skin like iron
[00:18.33] And your breath as hard as kerosene
[00:22.77] You weren't your mama's only boy
[00:25.63] But her favorite one, it seems
[00:29.03] She began to cry when you said goodbye
[00:35.85] Sank into your dreams
[00:41.53] Pancho was a bandit, boys
[00:44.99] His horse was fast as polished steel
[00:48.79] Wore his gun outside his pants
[00:51.89] For all the honest world to feel
[00:56.06] For Pancho met his match, you know
[00:59.16] On the deserts down in Mexico
[01:02.93] And nobody heard his dying words
[01:08.94] Oh, but that's the way it goes
[01:14.84] And all the federales say
[01:18.52] They could have had him any day
[01:22.27] They only let him hang around
[01:27.68] Out of kindness, I suppose
[01:33.70] And Lefty, he can't sing the blues
[01:37.54] All night long like he used to
[01:41.10] The dust that Pancho bit down south
[01:44.57] Ended up in Lefty's mouth
[01:48.46] The day they laid poor Pancho low
[01:52.07] Lefty split for Ohio
[01:55.57] Where he got the bread to go
[02:01.23] Oh, there ain't nobody knows
[02:07.10] And all the federales say
[02:10.83] They coulda had him any day
[02:14.30] They only let him slip away
[02:20.02] Out of kindness, I suppose
[02:25.63] Well, the poets tell how Pancho fell
[02:29.54] And Lefty's living in a cheap hotel
[02:33.24] The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold
[02:36.71] So the story ends, we're told
[02:40.56] Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
[02:44.18] Save a few for Lefty too
[02:47.66] He just did what he had to do
[02:53.69] Now he's growing old
[02:59.07] A few grey federales say
[03:02.95] They coulda had him any day
[03:06.58] They only let him go so wrong
[03:11.94] Out of kindness, I suppose
[03:17.62] A few grey federales say
[03:21.82] They coulda had him any day
[03:25.28] They only let him go so wrong
[03:30.97] Out of kindness, I suppose
[03:35.14]