Story Behind The Song
My co-writer got this idea while traveling out west this past summer. She was listening to my melody as she and her husband were driving through the Black Hills.
Song Description
A woman in the old wild west gets even with some men that deserve it.
| Song Length |
4:08 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Aggressive |
Subject |
Murder, Rape, Feminism |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
BUFFALO ALICE
Buffalo Alice was a cowgirl from out west
A deadly assassin, one of the best
Her reputation was well known
Driven by revenge with a heart of stone
Many a man would welcome her embrace
None were ever able to escape
What a woman, they might have thought
Lips so sweet and a touch so soft
Much too late they would realize
Something familiar in those eyes
Buffalo Alice had not missed yet
Tracking down those faces she'd never forget
The night they came to town looking for fun
Taking lives and innocence when they were done
They couldn't know from just that one night
They had sealed their fate and shaped her life
REPEAT CHORUS
Now there's just one more thing that she must do
And as she makes her move he asks, "Do I know you?"
REPEAT CHORUS
Buffalo Alice, what a woman
Buffalo Alice, what a woman
Buffalo Alice, what a woman
Oh, Alice
© 2010 Jim Purtell (BMI) / Ricki E. Bellos