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JUST A LONELY COWBOY Sung by: Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Ash Recorded in Mountain View, AR 7/26/53 Click here to listen to the original recording With a heart so brave and true, And learned to love a maiden With eyes of heaven's own blue. And they learned to love each other And named their wedding day, 'Til a quarrel came between them, And Jackie rode away. Chorus: Your sweetheart waits for you, Jack. Your sweetheart waits for you Out on the lonely prairie, Where the skies are always blue. They learned to love . . . (Mr. Ash: "No, see; now you see, we made a mistake already.") He joined a band of cowboys And tried to forget her name. Out on the lonely prairie, She tried to do the same. One night when work was finished, Just at the close of day, They said, "Oh, sing a song, Jack. 'Twill drive the cares away." When Jack began his singing, His mind, it wandered back, And he sang of a lovely maiden Who waited for her Jack. (Chorus) Jack left the camp next morning, Breathing his sweetheart's name. And said . . . "I'm going back to ask forgiveness, For I know I am to blame." But when he reached the prairie, He found a newmade mound, And his friends all sadly told him They had lain his loved one down. (Chorus) |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |