Hey boys gather 'round. We'll put it up and they'll tear it down. Hey boys rockabye. Kiss the pretty girls goodbye. . Hey boys up on high. Don't you stop till you reach the sky.
Did you hear Gabriel blow his horn?. It's what sent those black birds on their way. Into this house we born to be. . Like an arrow shot over the mountain.
As I listen to the wheels. Hear them going 'round and 'round. It reminds me of the train. That still makes a lonely sound. . It reminds me of the girl.
Meet me by the banks of the sweet primrose. Follow it down to the shady grove. Bonnie blow the breeze by the cabin door. No two lovers could ask for more.
Well my rider done left me. Mama wouldn't even close the door. Now I'm drunk and I'm ornery. Sitting here on my dirty floor. . Shine along, shine along.
Ballad and dagger. Amazing grace. Sons of rock bottom. Take your rightful place. . Gold tooth and top hat. And an ace up your sleeve. Show me your pistol.
Greenhorn dreams of salty seas. Of maidens fair and lovely. Who beckon and call from emerald walls. Of cities far and strange. . Greenhorn hears melodies.