Streets of Laredo

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
 Wrapped up in white linen, as cold as the clay
 So beat the drum slowly, play the five lowly
 Play the death march as they carry me on
 Take me to the green valley, lay the sod over me
 I'm shot in the chest, and I'm dying today
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 Let 16 gamblers carry my coffin
 Let 16 cowboys sing me a song
 Take me the green valley, and lay the sod over me
 For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong
 So beat the drum slowly, play the five lowly
 Play the death march as they carry me on
 Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me
 I'm shot in the chest, and I'm dying today