Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
~ Song
Annotation
"Streets of Laredo", also known as the "Cowboy's Lament", is a famous American cowboy ballad in which a dying cowboy tells his story to a living one. Derived from the English folk song "The Unfortunate Lad" (also "The Unfortunate Rake"), it has become a folk music standard, and as such has been performed, recorded and adapted numerous times, with many variations. – wikipedia
note: some – but not all – recordings titled "Cowboy's Lament" are actually recordings of this work.
Annotation last modified on 2012-10-31 10:27 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
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| part of: | Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650) (order: 936) |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/Buck-owens-streets-of-laredo-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/7642 [info] https://secondhandsongs.com/work/100371 [info] https://secondhandsongs.com/work/271347 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0002713576 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q2355373 [info] |
| later parody versions: | As I Walked Out The Streets of Miami |
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| later versions: | Cowboy's Lament (Ken Maynard version) Laredo Ode aan de wegenwacht The Streets of Laredo / Not Long for This World |
| version of: | The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament) |
| is the basis for: | Laredo Only the Heartaches The Oyster Pirate |