BMI Work #: 9172943
Peggy Garland (Larry W. Jones 10/10/2007) (song#5061)

Oh Peggy Garland, every cowboy's darlin'
Won't you come and ride here beside me
Peggy Garland, darlin', tell me the reason
Why my love for you just cannot be

I'm a cowboy in love and can't deny it
My poor heart lies crying in my chest
Peggy Garland, darlin', you surely know it
A troubled cowboy can find no rest

And I dare not bask with a cask of brandy
Though that would be dandy, I declare
But if I start drinking, I'll just start thinking
And wishing Peggy Garland was there

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And I dare not bask with a cask of brandy
Though that would be dandy, I declare
But if I start drinking, I'll just start thinking
And wishing Peggy Garland was there

I'll go and ride across some lonesome prairie
Where pretty cowgirls cannot be found
No pretty bluebirds with love songs to carry
To lonesome cowboys for miles around

I'll go and hide somewhere in Colorado
Or maybe sail across the blue sea
It makes no difference where the trail may go
If Peggy Garland can't bother me