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The Galloping Gaucho
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The Galloping Gaucho was released on January 1, 1973 by Cherry Red Records as a part of the album The Man In The Bowler Hat
January 1, 1973
LabelCherry Red Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM111
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

The Galloping Gaucho comes to town
Riding like a demon vaquero
Bought his horse for half a crown
And called it Scarface Jock
Battered guitar on his back
Poncho looking just like a light show
All his welfare in a sack
He often travelled light
He rode off through the night
With a fleeting glance
At a local dance
And a cloud of dust
In the morning
The girls all stood and stared
Intentions undeclared
For a six-foot drip
With a plastic whip
He could not be compared
The Galloping Gaucho hits the town
Made a date with Los Paraguayos
Dressed in his pinstripe suits of brown
He wore his bowler hat
Drinking wine and feeling fine
When a dark-haired girl appeared in the doorway
Dressed in green like a gypsy queen
She looked like dynamite
They rode off through the night
With a farewell glance
At a local dance
And a cloud of dust
In the morning
The boys all stood and stared
Intentions undeclared
Who played Don Juan
With a shaky hand
He could not be compared
The stack-hold cowboys in our town
Are apt to think they're demon vaqueros
Dressed in pinstripe suits of brown
They say that we're uncool
With shiny guitars on their backs
Make-up looking just like a light show
Just avoiding income tax
To get a little tight
They ride off through the night
With a far-out glance
At a local dance
And a cloud of dust
In the morning
The girls all stood and stared
Intentions undeclared
To the buzz-saw blade
On his last crusade
They could not be compared
Written by: Andrei Smegmakovitch, Andy Davis, Crun Walter, James Walter, James Warren, Mutter Slater
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