Sal, Sal,
My heart is broke today —
Broke in two forever when they laid you in the clay;
I would give creation to be walkin' with my gal —
Walkin' down through Laramie with Snagtooth Sal.
Bury me tomorrow where the lily blossoms spring
Underneath the willows where the little robins sing.
You will yearn to see me — but ah, nevermore you shall —
Walkin' down through Laramie with Snagtooth Sal.
Refrain: —
Plant a little stone above the little mound of sod;
Write: "Here lies a lovin' an' a busted heart, begod!
[p. 70] Nevermore you'll see him walkin' proudly with his gal —
Walkin' down through Laramie with Snagtooth Sal."
Sal, Sal,
My heart is broke today —
Broke in two forever when they laid you in the clay;
I would give creation to be walkin' with my gal —
Walkin' down through Laramie with Snagtooth Sal.
Lowell O. Reese,
In the Saturday Evening Post.
LOVE LYRICS OF A COWBOY
IT hain't no use fer me to say
There's others with a style an' way
That beats hers to a fare-you-well,
Fer, on the square, I'm here to tell
I jes can't even start to see
But what she's perfect as kin be.
Fer any fault I finds excuse —
I'll tell you, pard, it hain't no use
Fer me to try to raise a hand,
When on my heart she's run her brand.
The bunk-house ain't the same to me;
The bunch jes makes me weary — Gee!
I never knew they was so coarse —
I warps my face to try to force
A smile at each old gag they spring;
Fer I'd heap ruther hear her sing
"Sweet Adeline," or softly play
The "Dream o' Heaven" that-a-way.
Besides this place, most anywhere
I'd ruther be — so she was there.