The Cisco Kid Lyrics
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine
We met down on the border Rio Grande
Eat the salted peanuts out the can
Eat the salted peanuts out the can
The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort
Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port
Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port
They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel
Chased a gringo last night through a field
Chased a gringo last night through a field
The Cisco Kid, he was a friend of mine
Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid, he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
The Cisco Kid, he was a friend of mine
I was suprised when no one had this up already. This is perhaps the greatest Eric Burdon has ever sounded. I love this song, and it is has the most delicious tendency to get stuck in your head, so you spend a whole day in relaxing outlaw groove.
Hm. Listening by ear, I think the line is instead:
We met down on the border; Rio Grande We met down on the border; Rio Grande
Farouhk mentions this is the greatest Eric Burdon ever sounded. That would be correct if it WAS Eric Burdon. He recorded 2 albums with them and left the group. Do some research before you comment.
The line should be "Chased the gringo rustlers through the field"
Two lyric changes,
"We met down at the border Rio Grande" and...
Chased the gringo rustlers through the field.
Def. not Eric Burden... Eric Burden had nothing to do with "the World is a Ghetto" album... such a classic ablum straight through...
What does, "They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel' mean?
@fed3rd A "steel horse" refers to a motorcycle. I think the song is referring to modern day outlaws who ride motorcycles, but comparing their exploits to battles in the old west. In the era that the song was written there were popular Western movies as well some famous biker movies.
@fed3rd A "steel horse" refers to a motorcycle. I think the song is referring to modern day outlaws who ride motorcycles, but comparing their exploits to battles in the old west. In the era that the song was written there were popular Western movies as well some famous biker movies.
"We met down on the BORDER Rio Grande."
"The outlaws had us pinned down at the FORT."
Pitch it down or slow the tempo, its clear as clear can be.
[Edit: Forgot a word.]
No it's fort, the way it say's in the lyrics.
Consider the line-The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort
If it was border, the could just cross right? lol So yeah i don't think it's border because of context of other verses.
@slow_cheetah: It's not Fort Farouk is right. it's "We met down on the border; Rio Grande" The fort was on the Rio Grand border.
@slow_cheetah: It's not Fort Farouk is right. it's "We met down on the border; Rio Grande" The fort was on the Rio Grand border.
It is Fort! There is a town in South Texas by the name of Rio Grande City. It is a border town right on the Rio Grande river. In Rio Grande City, is Fort Ringgold, used back in the time. This is not the only Fort on the Texas/Mexico border. Just interesting bit of history.