June 25, 2005
See Dubya: The Streets of Laredo
I should be in bed but I found this post entitled
Nunc Dimittis, through
the Anchoress. If you know someone in the clergy, remember what a tough job they have and tell them you appreciate their sacrifices.
Go fetch me some water, a cool cup of water
To cool my parched lips, the poor cowboy said
Before I returned, the spirit had left him
And gone to its Maker; the cowboy was dead.
We beat the drum slowly, and played the fife lowly
And bitterly wept as we bore him along.
For we all loved our comrade
So brave, young, and handsome
We all loved our comrade although he'd done wrong.
--Francis Henry Maynard
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why do americans pretend to be Irish? isnt it bad enough being americans?
Posted by: graham at June 25, 2005 10:58 AM (air6p)
Posted by: Howie at June 25, 2005 11:52 AM (D3+20)
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Hey, I thought this was going to be about the Marty Robbins song!
Interesting poem, and a very sad post by the former seminarian.
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at June 25, 2005 03:31 PM (Sw5iY)
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I'd love to do a post about the Marty Robbins/Eddy Arnold/Johnny Cash/Willie Nelson/Sons of the Pioneers (I think) song someday; I just couldn't help thinking of it when I read the account of the dying heroin addict.
While looking for the name of the songwriter I learned that the original old Irish song was about a mack daddy player--or in Ireland a McDaddy-- who was dying of mercury poisoning from his syphilis treatments. Maynard rewrote it for the American west in about 1876 and that's the version I know, since Marty and Eddy recorded it that way.
Posted by: See-Dubya at June 25, 2005 04:17 PM (GQ7mI)
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Nothing beats the Pioneer's version of "Cool Water"--even Frankie Laine's (a close second).
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at June 25, 2005 05:28 PM (Sw5iY)
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