《Man With The Big Hat( With Gary Fjellgaard)》歌词

[00:00:00] Man With The Big Hat - Tim Hus/Gary Fjellgaard

[00:00:04] In a little bar in Alberta

[00:00:07] On a sultry summer day

[00:00:10] A cowboy came in off the road

[00:00:13] Just to pass the time away

[00:00:16] He pulled a stool up at the bar

[00:00:18] He pushed his hat back on his head

[00:00:22] He ordered up Canadian Rye

[00:00:24] Then he looked at me and said

[00:00:27] Stories

[00:00:28] I could tell you stories

[00:00:30] About the traders on the plains

[00:00:34] Talk about the Frank Slide

[00:00:36] And the comin' of the trains

[00:00:39] I could tell you stories

[00:00:41] About the buffalo that roamed

[00:00:45] Sing you the song of settlers

[00:00:47] Come out looking for a home

[00:00:53] And the man with the big hat is buying

[00:00:58] Drink up while the drinking is free

[00:01:04] Drink to the cowboys dead or a dying

[00:01:10] Drink to my compadres and me

[00:01:27] His shirt was brown and faded

[00:01:30] His hat was wide and black

[00:01:33] The pants that once were blue were grey

[00:01:36] They had a pocket gone in back

[00:01:39] He had a finger missing from the hand

[00:01:42] That rolled the smoke

[00:01:44] As he laughed

[00:01:45] And talked of cowboy life he knew it

[00:01:48] Weren't no joke

[00:01:49] He said

[00:01:51] I rode on cattle drives from here to Saskatoon

[00:01:56] Ten days in the saddle

[00:01:58] And weary to the bone

[00:02:03] I rode from here to Peace River

[00:02:05] Without a woman's smile

[00:02:08] And the campfire where I cooked my grub

[00:02:11] Was the only light for miles

[00:02:16] And the man with the big hat is buying

[00:02:21] Drink up while the drinking is free

[00:02:27] Drink to the cowboys dead or a dying

[00:02:33] Drink to my compadres and me

[00:02:51] He rested easy at the bar

[00:02:53] With his foot upon the rail

[00:02:56] As he talked all about the times

[00:02:58] He'd had while living on the trail

[00:03:02] The silence never broken

[00:03:05] As the words poured from his lips

[00:03:07] Just as quiet as the buck knife

[00:03:11] That rested on his hip

[00:03:13] He said

[00:03:14] I've seen the day so hot

[00:03:16] That your pony could not stand

[00:03:19] And if your water bag ran dry don't start counting

[00:03:23] On the land

[00:03:25] And winters

[00:03:26] Well

[00:03:26] I've seen winters when your boots froze in the snow

[00:03:31] And your only thought was leaving

[00:03:34] But you had nowhere to go

[00:03:39] And the man with the big hat is buying

[00:03:44] Drink up while the drinking is free

[00:03:51] Drink to the cowboys dead or a dying

[00:03:56] Drink to my compadres and me

[00:04:14] He rolled one more cigarette

[00:04:16] Then he turned towards the door

[00:04:19] I could hear the spurs a jingling

[00:04:22] As the bootheels hit the floor

[00:04:26] He tighted up his belt a notch he pulled

[00:04:28] His hat down on his head

[00:04:31] As he turned to leave he turned to me

[00:04:34] And this is what the cowboy said

[00:04:37] The highlines chase the highways

[00:04:39] And the fences close the range

[00:04:42] And to see a working cowboy is a sight

[00:04:46] That's mighty strange

[00:04:49] A cowboy's life is lonely

[00:04:51] And his love life is not the best

[00:04:54] But if it had not been for folks like me

[00:04:57] You would not have no West

[00:05:02] And the man with the big hat is buying

[00:05:08] Drink up while the drinking is free

[00:05:14] Drink to the cowboys dead or a dying

[00:05:20] Drink to my compadres and me

[00:05:26] So again how elong