SOLITARY HERO

My name is Magdalene

I'm a sweet, soft, sister of sin

Men pay a silver dollar to touch my golden skin

But there's precious little comfort

Never any joy

For a boomtown whore in a bar room full of dust caked men and boys

Buffalo soldiers, Texas Rangers

Dandy gamblers, gandy dancers

Sheriffs and judges, Mexican vaqueros

I've held them all but I don't recall a solitary hero

One weary sister says

She'd rather take the knife to bed

I found her in the morning

Her pretty wrists were red

Lovely lady luck

Helps to ease my pain

And I dream a while about my sheltered child

Who'll never know her daddy's name

Buffalo soldiers, Texas Rangers

Dandy gamblers, gandy dancers

Sheriffs and judges, Mexican vaqueros

I've held them all but I don't recall a solitary hero

But I've heard there's a sanctuary

Where soiled doves can fly

Trade their gaudy gowns for

A novice robe of white

When my daughters finish school

Found a decent home

I'll run to those good shepherds

Never to return to...

Buffalo soldiers, Texas Rangers

Dandy gamblers, gandy dancers

Sheriffs and judges, Mexican vaqueros

I've held them all but I don't recall a solitary hero