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something about cowboys (you don't know)

by vic ruggiero and lauren.napier

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a little country tune by lauren.napier and vic ruggiero inspired by the history of the black cowboy.

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Theres a peace in desolation and riding with the sun
God in the calf who’s born in winter‘s hold
To pray for rain in nature‘s church beside the Navajo
Tell me something you don’t know about cowboys
I’ll tell you something you don’t know about cowboys

At the midnight rodeo, the sunset’s hanging on
A man named Myrtis Dightman bucks behind the bull’s white horns
They said no man could ride him and the white folks all went home
So tell me something you don’t know about cowboys
I’ll tell you something you don’t know about cowboys

Battle fought for open range against the barbed wire fence
And those who think land is worth only dollars and cents
A direction on the compass: West is how his life has led
Tell me something you don’t know about cowboys
I’ll tell you something you don’t know about cowboys

Bass Reeves the Marshall stands to tame the lawless west
He was born a slave but now he wears a badge upon his chest
You heard tell of that Lone Ranger
But did they tell you all the rest

There’s something you don’t know about cowboys
Yes, there’s something you don’t know about cowboys...

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released June 19, 2020

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lauren.napier Tacoma, Washington

Inspired by all forms of energy and art, lauren.napier (PunkRockDoll) takes comfort in the written word and in creative performance. With this latest musical incarnation, she hopes that you feel as though you are sitting next to her, surrounded by candles and the pull of the moon. Most sounds were written on her guitar, Görli, with productive tears, new addresses, and a few sips of whiskey. ... more

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