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will dudley - the ballad of william dubois lyrics

[chorus]
my name is william dubois
i’m black as a moonless night
and if your history books don’t tell you, every cowboy ain’t snow white

[verse 1]
i grew up in the cotton fields of western tennessee
the master said he’d hang me before the federals set me free
my course was clear as sunshine, i ran that very day
they’ll hang me if they catch me, and they’ll hang me if i stay
i stole a boat near memphis, and crossed to arkansas
travelin’ at night so to avoid the southern laws
living on the opеn road just made me hard and mean
i might havе been an outlaw had the lord not intervened

[verse 2]
i met an old grey preacher man, he rode a piebald nag
he said “there’s better days for blacks who’ll fight comanche for the flag”
so i joined the buffalo soldiers at fort griffin on the plains
and we fought the wild comanche in the government’s good name
the day the army let me go i took their good advice
rode north straight out of texas, in fear for my own life
up through colorado, avoiding any towns
they’ll set their dogs upon me if i dare to hang around

[verse 3]
i was drifting through wyoming when i heard a rancher say
“if you show me honest work, i’ll show you honest pay”
lord knows, i didn’t trust him, but i took him at his word
and we went to brandin’ cattle from a rangy longh+rn herd
that was seven years ago, and i ain’t left since then
although the winters here are bitter cold, and i never seen such wind
the boys at the double diamond, they call me all around
if a calf is lost, tell willie, you can bet it will be found
[chorus]
my name is william dubois
i’m black as a moonless night
and if your history books don’t tell you, every cowboy ain’t snow white

- will dudley lyrics

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