Jan Gillies - Lobo and Blanca

Lobo & Blanca Jan Gillies & Joshua Hisle

1) Now, lost to legend, this furred Hercules, once roamed the New Mexico plains
A giant among wolves, both cunning & strong, outfoxing mere men was a game
With his beautiful Blanca, white wolf, at his side, they terrorized ranches & farms
Thousands of cattle & sheep felt their teeth, but no human had ever been harmed.

2) For over 5 years, these bold cavaliers reclaimed what had always been home
Since before men arrived, wolves had survived where the deer & buffalo roamed
Then humans had come, with their traps & their guns, & new herds of beasts they called theirs
But with time on their side, this young Bonny & Clyde stole back what was taken, as fair.

Chorus: But a lion, shorn of his strength, an eagle denied the sky
A dove, bereaved of its mate; all, it’s said will surely die
But it took all three to claim Lobo, the king of the Currumpaw Plains
Once the will to live is gone, death takes what remains

3) A huge bounty was posted, & Lobo’s fame grew, as he triumphed again & again
Laughing at poisons, and clever plans of incredibly arrogant men
‘Til a man came, encamped for a long winter siege, famous hunter, ‘Seton’ by name
Who knew even kings can be stabbed through the heart, with a terrible twist to the game.

4) He targeted Blanca, deep in her heat, and less cautious than Lobo, her mate
Trap chained to a 50-pound head of a steer, the horns in the rocks sealed her fate
The lassoed & strangled between mounted men, ‘til blood foamed from her jaws & she died
“Good riddance” they said, when at last she was dead, with a hollow echo of pride
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5) For days Lobo howled, as the winter moon scowled, & they set traps with Blanca as bait
They found him with iron jaws clamped on each leg, exhausted, game over, checkmate
Bound & muzzled, the king ignored all, & the sting of his pride was felt by all the men
His gaze locked far away; undefeated, they say, but he never saw sunrise again.

6) They laid him with Blanca, & all felt the shame, for the terrible deeds that were done
Seton was changed, at the end of the game; perhaps after all, Lobo won
For his life took a turn, Seton helped others learn of the wolves, & their part in the plan
How wolf & man can share the land, when we finally understand.
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