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La Primera
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La Primera was released on March 23, 1999 by Stony Plain Recording Co. as a part of the album Lost Herd
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Release DateMarch 23, 1999
LabelStony Plain Recording Co.
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM117

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ian Tyson
Ian Tyson
Performer
Danny Greenspoon
Danny Greenspoon
Acoustic Guitar
Al Cross
Al Cross
Drums
Don Reed
Don Reed
Fiddle
George Koller
George Koller
Bass, Cello
Jesse Cook
Jesse Cook
Flamenco Guitar
Phil Dwyer
Phil Dwyer
Saxophone
Rick Whitelaw
Rick Whitelaw
Guitar
Rob Filtch
Rob Filtch
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Tyson
Ian Tyson
Composer
Tyson, Ian
Tyson, Ian
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Danny Greenspoon
Danny Greenspoon
Producer

Lyrics

It was a long hard voyage to the Americas
In 1493
I was afraid that I would die of thirst
The little mare beside me died
And was put into the sea
But I survived
I swam to shore
I am La Primera
When Cortez sailed for Mexico
From that island in the sun
There were sixteen of us
Sorrels, blacks and bays
One of them was my first born
He was called the Coyote Dun
He survived
And conquered all of Mexico
I am a drinker of the wind
I am the one who never tires
I love my freedom more than all these things
The conquistador, Comanche and the cowboy
I carried them to glory
La Primera, Spanish mustang
Hear my story
Those Comanches were holy terrors
When they climbed upon our backs
When the grass was high
They would raid for a thousand miles
But the Texans had revolvers
When they came back from the war
The buffalo had gone away
The Comanche moon was waning
So it's come along boys and listen to my tale
We're following the longhorn cow
Going up Mr. Goodnight's trail you see
Those cowboys were kind to us
We listened to their sad songs all the way
To the far Saskatchewan
I am a drinker of the wind
I am the one who never tires
I love my freedom more than all these things
The conquistador, Comanche and the cowboy
I carried them to glory
La Primera, Spanish mustang
Hear my story
High in the Pryor Mountains
In the first light of dawn
A Coyote Dun walks beneath the morning star
And he became an outlaw
And his blood was watered some
But the flame still burns
Into the new millennium
I am a drinker of the wind
I am the one who never tires
I love my freedom more than all these things
The conquistador, Comanche and the cowboy
I carried them to glory
I am La Primera, Spanish mustang
Hear my story
La Primera, Spanish mustang
Hear my story
Written by: Ian Tyson
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