Tom Russell - The ballad of edward abbey

It was in the town of Tuc^Fson in ^GNineteen Eighty-^AmThree A man named Edward Abbey come a ^Gwalking up to ^Amme He pulled his cigar from his mouth, said, "^GI smell lawyers ^Amhere" The politician, running-^Fdogs, they ^Gcrawled away in ^Amfear

Singing do-ra-^Gdo Singing do-ra-^Amday

Ed walked across the des^Fert at ^Gleast a thousand ^Amtimes He spoke with javelina, ^Gslept 'neath piñon ^Ampine And if he saw a billboard there, he'd ^Gchop that bastard ^Amdown Said, if a man can't piss in his o^Fwn front yard, he'd n^Gever keep close to ^Amtown

Singing do-ra-^Gdo Singing do-ra-^Amday Lord, ^FI wish Edward ^CAbbey were ^E7walking round to^Amday

Ed had a taste for wom^Fen, in fact he ^Gmarried quite a ^Amfew He said, "I'd fall in love, boys, but I'm ^Gonly passing ^Amthrough You know I like 'em all, boys, and ^Gsome more than the ^Amrest I've tried my hand at mon^Fogamy, now I'm ^Goff to save the ^Amwest

Singing do-ra-^Gdo Singing do-ra-^Amday

Ed died one day at ^Fsundown in his ^GTucson riding ^Amshack They wrapped him in a sleeping bag and ^Gdrove him way out ^Amback Beneath the wild saguaro, the coyotes ^Gchewed his ^Ambones And on a hidden mark^Fer, was 'No ^GComment', carved in ^Amstone

Singing do-ra-^Gdo Singing do-ra-^Amday Yeah, ^FI wish Edward ^CAbbey were ^E7walking round to^Amday

Now I'm living in the dese^Frt, but the ^Gtown is a-closing ^Amin Those cracker box developments, ^GEd would call a ^Amsin We stole this land from the Mexican and ^Gnow we'll sell it ^Amback And they'll live like mortgage ^Fprisoners in those ^Ggoddamn housing ^Amtracts

Tell me, who votes for the mountain li^Fon, tell me, ^Gwho votes for the ^Amfox Who votes for the spotted owl who ^Ghides there in the ^Amrocks I wish that Ed would come again with a ^Gchainsaw in his ^Amhand And carve all up those housing ^Ftracts and ^Gtake on back the ^Amland

Singing do-ra-^Gdo Singing do-ra-^Amday Yeah, ^FI wish Edward ^CAbbey were ^E7walking round to^Amday