Coyotes Lyrics - Richard Thompson

Was a cowboy I knew in South Texas 

His face was burnt deep by the sun 

Part history, part sage, part Mexican 

He was there when Poncho Villa was young 

And he'd tell you a tale of the old days 

When the country was wild all around 

Sit out under the stars of the milky way 

And listen while the coyotes howl 

They go, whoo, yip, whoo, yip, whoo 

Whoo, du, yip, whoo, yip, whoo, whoo 

Whoo, yip, whoo, yip, whoo 

Whoo, du, yip, whoo, yip, whoo, whoo 

Now, the longhorns are gone 

And the drovers are gone 

The Comanches are gone 

And the outlaws are gone 

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Geronimo's gone 

And sand bass is gone 

And the lion is gone 

And the red wolf is gone 

Well, he cursed all the roads in the old land 

And he cursed the automobile 

Said, this is no place for an hombre like I am 

In this new world of asphalt and steel 

Then he'd look off someplace in the distance 

At something only he could see 

He'd say all that's left now is the old days 

Damned old coyotes and me 

And they go, whoo, yip, whoo, yip, whoo 

Whoo, du, yip, whoo, yip, whoo, whoo 

Whoo, yip, whoo, yip, whoo 

Whoo, du, yip, whoo, yip, whoo, whoo 

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Now, the longhorns are gone 

And the drovers are gone 

The Comanches are gone 

The outlaws are gone 

Now, Quantro is gone 

Stan Wantee is gone 

And the lion is gone 

And the red wolf is gone 

One morning they searched his adobe 

He disappeared without even a word 

But that night as the moon crossed the mountain 

One more coyote was heard 

And he'd go, whoo, yip, whoo, yip, whoo 

Whoo, du, yip, whoo, yip, whoo, whoo 

Whoo, yip, whoo, yip, whoo 

Whoo, du, yip, whoo, yip, whoo, whoo 

Whoo, yip, whoo, yip, whoo 

Whoo, du, yip, whoo, yip, whoo, whoo 

Whoo, yip, whoo, yip, whoo 

Whoo, du, yip, whoo, yip, whoo, whoo