Desert Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Way out on the windswept desert Where nature favors no man The buffalo found his brother Restin' on the sun-baked sand Now he said, my brother, "What ails you? Has sickness got you this way?" But his brother never said, for his brother was dead Been dead since way last May [Chorus] Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay [Verse 2] Chief Big Buffalo Nickel A mighty man in his day Never once used a sickle To clear the bushes away Now, he go 'round from tent to tent Eat everything in sight He loved a squaw, every one he saw He loved a new one every night [Chorus] Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay [Verse 3] Way out on the windswept desert I heard a big Indian moan I left my tent, I knew what it meant And I swore I'd never more roam Now it was dawn when I reached safety My legs were certainly sore I must of lost desert ground And I'd lose that many more [Chorus] Yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay, yo-de-lay