Desert Silvery Blue

DESERT SILVERY BLUE

Desert silvery blue beneath the pale moonshine
Coyote yappin’ lazy on the hill
Sleepy winks a light along the far sky line
Time for millin’ cattle to be still

So now, the lightnin’s far away
The coyote’s nothin’ sceery
Just singin’ to his deary
Yay-ho, amala holiday
So settle down, ye cattle, til the mornin’

Nothin’ on the hazy plains that you folks need
Nothin’ we can see to take your eye
Still we gotta watch you or you’ll all stampede
Stumblin’ down some ‘rroyo bank to die

So, now, for still the shadows stay
The moon is slow and steady
The sun comes when it's ready
Yay-ho, amala holiday!
So settle down, ye cattle, til the mornin’

Mostly it's a moonlit world the trail winds through
Cain't see much beyond our saddle horns
Always far away is misty silver-blue
Always underfoot it's rocks and thorns

So, now, it must be this a-way
The dust it keeps you blinkin'
We're seven miles from drinkin'
Yay-ho, amala holiday
Settle down, ye cattle, til the mornin’.

(Instrumental)

So now, the lightnin’s far away…