The Last Singing Cowboy by Lip Service from Bellingham United States

lip service is:

liz sumner: vocals
bobbi vollendorff: vocals
michael cohen: music, lyrics, guitar
glenn austin: bass, vocals
and guest artist steve blum anderson on fiddle

the last singing boy

red river runs rusty and lightnin'my trusty
old pony's so thirsty he'll drink anywhere
so i'll sit by this cactus i've a hankerin' to practice
my singing cause out here there's no one to care

i'm the last singin' boy, and boy how the times change
like gene autry and roy i'll sing on the range
when not chasin' outlaws i"ll be ridin' about cause
that's what singin' boys do with their days

all the wide open spaces are now parking places
all the pintos and mustangs and colts you'll find there
all the mesas are concrete, all the bulls are on wall street
all the girls are in dallas and they've all bleached their hair

i'm the last singin' boy and life is a sure bet
as long as i employ my old lariat
i'll ride where the roads don't go, singin' yodel-ay-ee-ho
ridin' and ropin' my troubles away

one day i will mount up, ride to the last round-up
and tell the big trail boss i'm ready to fly
i'll trade in my lasso for a harp and a halo
and ride to that prairie way up in the sky

i'm the last singin' boy and boy how the times change
like gene autry and roy i'll sing on the range
so don't get too upset when into the sunset
the last singin' boy rides slowly away
so don't get too upset when into the sunset
the last singin' boy rides slowly away