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I believe the song is about one of Joni's lovers - Sam Shepard - whom she met while traveling with the Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Review.
Shepard is/was a cowboy and is the subject of the song (the coyote).
I believe the song is about one of Joni's lovers - Sam Shepard - whom she met while traveling with the Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Review.
Shepard is/was a cowboy and is the subject of the song (the coyote).