Johnny Cash - Apache Tears

Uploaded May 15, 2008


from "Bitter Tears"

Hoof prints and foot prints deep ruts the wagons made
The victor and the loser came by here
No head stones but these bones bring Mascalero death moans
See the smooth black nuggets by the thousands laying here
Petrified but justified are these Apache tears
Dead grass dry roots hunger crying in the night
Ghost of broken hearts and laws are here
And who saw the young squaw they judged by their whiskey law
Tortured till she died of pain and fear
Where the soldiers lay her back are the black Apache tears
The young men the old men the guilty and the innocent
Bled red blood and chilled alike with fears
The red men the white men no fight ever took this land
So don't raise the dust when you pass here
They're sleeping and in my keeping are these Apache tears

lyrics written by Peter LaFarge
(son of Oliver LaFarge, familiar to us now for "Laughing Boy")

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_La...
...I could keep adding link after link for background and references, but here's an example of tech being a wonderful thing: you can too :)


Category - Music

License - Standard YouTube License


Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4StneDiV30