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THE TEXAN PROVERB

from ROLLING ON by Danny Walsh Banned

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The Texas wind was chilling, when I admitted I was lost
Prepared to spend night with the stars and the morning with the frost
Dismounting big ol’ Razor, next to this bed of ground
The peaceful ‘eve was broken by a nearing stranger’s sound
Came o’er the hill a lone rider, mounted tall and grand
He said ‘Son what brings you down here to this God forsaken land’
I said ‘I’m on my way to no good and likely even worse’
But if he’d give directions, he could take this heavy purse
In a land where laws were lead-based wounds, this was a fair man’s deal
For he would send me on my way, keeping coin for his next meal
But before our done transaction, there was something first he needed
For a man who lives in nature knows, that when it calls you heed it
The gentleman dismounted and his new boots took my eye
Snakeskin top and Cuban heels, brand new spurs gleam either side
He excused himself politely, and went and found a ponderosa pine
While I turned west to see the sun’s last rays greet the old stars, oh how they shine!
Suddenly there was a scream, had this man met a rattler's bite?
But then I turned around to see him shoot up into sky and disappear right out of sight!
I swear on 1000 bibles, I believe just what I see and hear
and looking up into the sky where he went, I saw a brand new star appear
So remember boys when you're riding and the sunset greets the night
And one of life's little challenges, has kept you from your plight
Look up for the tall grand rider in the sky and heed his vital lesson
Don't get lost in Texas boys...and don't squat with your spurs on

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from ROLLING ON, released February 1, 2013
Danny – singing, acoustic guitar, piano. Adam Redfern – lead guitar. Johnny Livewire – bass & backing vocals. Dave Mudie – drums. Ben Franz – pedal steel. Kat Mear – fiddle.

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Danny Walsh Banned Melbourne, Australia

The Danny Walsh Banned have been playing fever-pitched shows and jumping on tables for over a dozen years, serving up country-soul and rock’n’roll flavours infused with a touch of 70s Aussie boogie that will probably have you dancing on the tables, too.
“Walsh’s lyrics depict each landscape and emotional swirl with the caress of a bona fide bush poet...looking back and yearning ahead”' - Forte Mag ... more

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