Ian Tyson
Ian Tyson - La Primera lyrics
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It was a long hard voyage to the Americas in 1493 I was afraid that I would die of thirst The little mare beside me died and was put into the sea, but I survied I swam to shore, I am La Primera When Cortez sailed for Mexico from that island in the sun there were 16 of us sorrels, blacks and bays one of them was my first born he was called the Coyote Dun he survived and conquered all of Mexico Chorus: I am a drinker of the wind I am the one who never tires I love my freedom than all these things the Conquistador, Comanche and the cowboy I carried them to glory I am La Primera- Spanish mustang hear my story Those Comanches were holy terrors when they climbed upon our backs when the grass was high they would raid for a thousand miles but the Texans had revolvers when they came back from the war The buffalo had gone the Comanche moon was waning So it's come along boys and listen to my tale We are following the longhorn cow going up Mister Goodnite's trail you see Those cowboys were kind to us we listened to their sad songs all the way to the far Saskatchewan Chorus: High in the Pyor Mountains first light of dawn Coyote Dun walks beneth the morning Star he became an outlaw...his blood was watered some, but the flame still burns into the new millennium