STREETS OF LAREDO
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Time signature: 3/4
Tempo: ~110 bpm. |
Traditional
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Accordion Notation
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Outside treble-row buttons 5 to 7,
plus some of inside row buttons i4 & i6 with chords o1, o1* & o3 |
Play the notes & chords together.
This is not a tapping exercise. |
For this version of this practice tune, "limited" means that cross-playing applies only to those treble outside-row notes 4* (= i3) that cover (or are held for) one beat-interval or more.
Verse 1 (of 3)
.5 | ;5 "4* .4 | .i3 .5 .i3 | .4 .3* .3 | .2* .2
As I____ walked out on the streets of La - re - do,
o1 o1* o1 o3 o1 o3 o1 o1* o1 o1* o1
.2 | :3 .3 | .3* .4 .i3 | .4 .3* .3 | :3*
As I walked out in La - re - do one day,
o1* o1 o3 o1 o1* o1 o1*
.5 | ;5 "4* .4 | .i3 .5 .i3 | .4 .3* .3 | .2* .2
I spied a young cow-boy all wrapped in white lin - en,
o1 o1* o1 o3 o1 o3 o1 o1* o1 o1* o1
.2 | .3 .3 .3 | .3* .4 .i3 | .4 .2* .3* | :3
All wrapped in white lin - en and cold as the clay.
o1* o1 o3 o1 o1* o1
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
There are many lyrical and musical versions of this song represented in the youTube videos below. Some correspond to the accordion notation above and the lyrics given later on the page, and some do not. Some include a chorus with a different notation (and possibly in a different key). Each is interesting in its own way.
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Key: C
Tempo: ~135 bpm Accordionist: Bob from Australia Posted by: bertosvids |
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Key: D
Tempo: ~110 bpm Guitarist: Chet Atkins Posted by: ukbarton |
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Key: F
Tempo: ~100 bpm Singer: Marty Robbins Posted by: AntFunny57 |
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Key: C
Tempo: ~115 bpm Accordionist: Bob & Hector from Australia Posted by: bertosvids |
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Key: Bb
Tempo: ~130 bpm Singer: Johnny Cash Posted by: JohnnyCash1Fan1 |
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Key: C (for verses)
Chorus is different. Tempo: ~95 bpm Singer: Willie Nelson Posted by: Willie Nelson -Topic |
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Key: F (for verses)
Chorus is different. Tempo: ~105 bpm. Singer: Hank Williams Jr. Posted by: dvdman49 |
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Key: Eb
Tempo: ~80 bpm Singer: Buck Owens Posted by: smallerhotels |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~150 bpm Singer: Burl Ives Posted by: Tim Gracyk |
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Key: C
Singer: Tom Parker Posted by: Tom Parker |
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Key: A
Singer: Tex Ritter Posted by: John1948TwelveC |
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Key: A
Tempo: ~105 bpm Singer: Eddy Arnold Posted by: Eddy Arnold - Topic |
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BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS
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Lyrics:
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There are a number of lyrical editions of this cowboy song. In the first video on our list above, Jimmy Rodgers sings the first four verses of the version below, and repeats the first verse at the end. In some of our embedded videos, the fifth verse below is sung as a chorus.
As I walked out on the streets of Laredo. As I walked out in Laredo one day, I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen, All wrapped in white linen and cold as the clay. "I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy." These words he did say as I boldly walked by. "Come sit down beside me an' hear my sad story. "I'm shot in the breast an' I know I must die." "It was once in the saddle, I used to go lightly. Once in the saddle, I used to go gay, First down to Rosie's and then to the card-house, But I'm shot in the breast and I'm dying today." "Give me sixteen gamblers to carry my coffin. Six pretty maidens to sing me a song. Take me to the valley and lay the sod o'er me, For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong." "Oh bang the drum slowly and play the fife lowly, Play the dead march as you carry me along, Put bunches of roses all over my coffin, Roses to deaden the clods as they fall." |
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Background Link:
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Click HERE for additional info about this song.
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