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COLORADO TRAIL

(cowboy song)

Eyes like the morning star, cheeks like the rose,
Laura was a pretty girl, God almighty knows!
    Weep, all ye little rains, wail winds, wail,
    All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.

Laura was a happy girl, smilin' as the day,
Laura was a pleasant girl, now she's gone away,
    Weep, all ye little rains, wail winds, wail,
    All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.

Sixteen years she graced the earth, and all life was good,
Now all life is buried beneath a cross of wood,
    Weep, all ye little rains, wail winds, wail,
    All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.

Ride all the lonely night, ride all the day,
Keep the herd a-rollin' on, rollin' on its way,
    Weep, all ye little rains, wail winds, wail,
    All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.

Black is the stormy night, dark is the sky,
Wish I'd stayed in Abilene, nice and warm and dry,
    Weep, all ye little rains, wail winds, wail,
    All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.

(from miriam berg's folksong collection)