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Artist/Band: Burl Ives
Lyrics for Song: Lavender Cowboy
Lyrics for Album: 51 Great Performances [2006]



He was only a lavender cowboy,

The hairs on his chest were two,

But he wished to follow the heroes

And fight like the he-men do.



But he was inwardly troubled

By a dream that gave him no rest,

That he'd go with his heroes in action

With only two hairs on his chest.



First he tried many a hair tonic.

'Twas rubbed in on him each night.

But still when he looked in the mirror

Those two hairs were ever in sight.



But with a spirit undaunted

He wandered out to fight,

Just like an old-time knight errant

To win combat for the right.



He battled for Red Nellie's honor

And cleaned out a holdup's nest

He died with his six guns a-smoking

With only two hairs on his chest.


Album Lyrics: 51 Great Performances [2006]


Burl Ives
"51 Great Performances [2006]"


1. Blue Tail Fly
2. Bonnie Wee Lassie
3. Colorado Trail
4. Cotton-Eyed Joe
5. Funny way of laughing
6. High Barbaree
7. Hound Dog
8. I know my love
9. I know where I'm going
10. John Hardy
11. Lavender Cowboy
12. Leather-Winged Bat
13. On Springfield Mountain
14. Peter Gray
15. Riddle Song
16. Robin, he married
17. Roving Gambler
18. Sweet Betsy from Pike
19. The crawdad Song