Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Half by sea
Through the isthmus o'er the cape they're rounding
Over land
Follow the shallow ribbon of the platte
An El Dorado waits
Like an avalanche
And the boys are off to see
The elephant
How does it feel
To roam this land like Hart and Twain did?
How, how does it feel?
A thousand miles closer to hell
Over land
They pass God's bluff and cross the basin
Half by sea
They follow the coast and through the gate where
Gold is coated with gold
On the languid hills
Where they wait for hours and hours
Cool gray ladies from shirley's learn us cheer
And they sat for hours and hours
The luck of the roaring camp
And how they taught the outcasts of the flats
In their poker face
Cannot hide the fever of
The children's crusade
Slow, slower than slow
Days spill into one another
Gold is coated with gold
On the languid hills
Where they wait for hours and hours
Cool gray ladies from shirley's [?] cheer
And they sat for hours and hours
Through the isthmus o'er the cape they're rounding
Over land
Follow the shallow ribbon of the platte
An El Dorado waits
Like an avalanche
And the boys are off to see
The elephant
How does it feel
To roam this land like Hart and Twain did?
How, how does it feel?
A thousand miles closer to hell
Over land
They pass God's bluff and cross the basin
Half by sea
They follow the coast and through the gate where
Gold is coated with gold
On the languid hills
Where they wait for hours and hours
Cool gray ladies from shirley's learn us cheer
And they sat for hours and hours
The luck of the roaring camp
And how they taught the outcasts of the flats
In their poker face
Cannot hide the fever of
The children's crusade
Slow, slower than slow
Days spill into one another
Gold is coated with gold
On the languid hills
Where they wait for hours and hours
Cool gray ladies from shirley's [?] cheer
And they sat for hours and hours
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Ballad of the Lonely Argonaut Lyrics as written by Kurosky
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half by sea through the isthmus o'er the cape they're roundin' and over land follow the shallow ribbon of the plaid
in el dorado ways the avalance and the boys are off to see the elephants
how does it feel to roam this land like Harte and Twain did how how how does it feel a thousand miles closer to hell
over land they passed god’s bluff and crossed the bay’s end half by sea they follow the coast and through the gate where gold is coated with gold on the land and hills where we lay for hours and hours cool gray ladies with ? ? spreading his cheer and they sit for hours and hours
the luck of the roaring camp and how they talk the outcast of the flats and their poker face
cannot hide the fever of the childrens crusades slow slower than slow days fill into one another gold is coated with gold on the land and hills where we lay for hours and hours cool gray ladies with ? ? spreading his cheer and they sit for hours and hours