Story Behind The Song
I had a friend describe his fathers ranch forman as " a Lakota Indian" so I said .."oh the cowboy is an Indian" an that was the start of a song.
Song Description
Thia Cowboy is an Indian, a tribute to the Indian Cowboys in Montana. Reflects on the relocation period of american indian history.
| Song Length |
3:13 |
Genre |
Country - Cowboy, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Diplomatic |
| |
Lyrics
This Cowboy is an Indian
He wears a feather in his hatband
A necklace made of bone
A silver buckle on his belt from the land of the Navaho
His hands are hard and calloused his hair a shiny black
He?s seen the world around him change
He knows he can?t change it back
CHORUS: On a cattle drive down a Buffalo run
Or a rodeo along the Little Big Horn
He?ll saddle up and ride
neath that big Montana Sky
?Cause he knows where
The west begins and ends
This cowboy is an Indian
I worked with him on my uncles farm
he was forman of the crew
best man with the horses
made a damn good cowboy stew
He taught me how to rope and shoot
and what he thought of life
He said it's not the dreams you catch
but the dreams you keep alive
CHORUS:
Bridge: Sometimes at night he can hear a Lakota
Warriors song, but tonight it?s just a coyotes call
Did the summer come too late? Did the fall it
Come too soon? He turns his collar to the wind
Sees his breath against the moon
CHORUS:
David Rebb Firman
1-800-821-5989
P.O. Box 608 , Goshen , California
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