Buffalo Ballet Lyrics - Walkabouts

When Abilene was young and gay 

And thunder storms filled up the days 

The cattle roam outside the town 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Then tracks were laid across the plain 

By broken old men in torrid rain 

The towns grew up, and the people were still 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

We all joined in 

(And) We all joined hands 

We all joined in 

To help run this land 

Then the soldiers came, long long ago 

Rode through the town 

And mowed down those 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Gold came and went, quickly spent 

And the people broke down 

And often drowned 

From the wealth and the pain 

Of old Abilene 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun