The Last Comanche Moon

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[Intro]
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[Chorus]
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The last Comanche moon was shinin' 
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on me,
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Bright as day my true love walked 
the trail from Hell's Midnight,
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I rode the Milky Way,
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I raced the Wolf the night,
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The Broken Arrow fell,
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I staked my life and lost my 
fortune,
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For to save the Mission Belle.


[Interlude]
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Hey-y oh.


[Verse 1]
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I was a cowboy once down on the Rio 
Grande,
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I rode the ranges for the Broken 
Arrow brand,
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I was on guard that fateful night in
 early June,
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I saw the risin' of the last 
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Comanche moon,
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I saw the warriors ride around the 
river bend,
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I give a shout to rouse the boys 
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their home ranch to defend,
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They kept us pinned down with a 
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hundred arrows flung,
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They come for all our horses, and 
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they left us with just one,
I'd locked him with a trace chain to
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 a live oak tree that day,
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My racin' blue roan stallion I 
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called the Milky Way.


[Interlude]
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Hey-y oh.


[Verse 2]
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His daddy was a mustang and a famous
 fightin' stud,
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His mamma was a thoroughbred of pure
 Kentucky blood,
He was worth a fortune of a 
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thousand, maybe more,
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His winnin's numbered hundreds and 
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his winters numbered four,
They raised a cheer back at the 
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Broken Arrow Ranch,
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When I rode the Milky Way into the 
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moonlighted Comanch,
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I shot my way out through a hundred 
painted braves,
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And struck the trail that led to 
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town my true love for to save,
My true love was a barmaid and she 
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worked at Gambler's Hell,
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Her name was Julie Anne but she was
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 called the Mission Belle.


[Interlude]
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Hey-y oh.


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[Verse 3]
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Julie Anne lived in the ruins of 
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the ancient mission church,
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That stood a mile from town out,
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Where the braves were sure to 
search,
She always walked the trail alone 
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from Hell's Midnight Saloon,
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And I was bound to save her from 
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the last Comanche moon,
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Halfway to town and I was crossin' 
Devil Branch,
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I run onto another raidin' party 
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of Comanch,
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I recognized a warrior on a blood 
bay mare,
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I knew his name was Wolf,
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They said he'd lifted lots of hair,
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We had hoss raced at the fort,
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He admired my blue roan stud,
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He come on through the moonlight 
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like a lobo trailin' blood,


[Chorus]
    F                              
The last Comanche moon was shinin' 
C
on me,
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Bright as day my true love walked 
the trail from Hell's Midnight,
  Am                 G
I rode the Milky Way,
F
I raced the Wolf the night,
    C
The Broken Arrow fell,
            G
I staked my life and lost my 
fortune,
       Am
For to save the Mission Belle.


[Interlude]
Am
Hey-y oh.


[Verse 4]
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I shot my pistol dry and dropped it 
on the road,
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With my saddle bag and cartridge 
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belt to lighten up the load,
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But an arrow found old Milky Way,
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And his wound began to bleed,
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And the Wolf was on his war horse,
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A fleet Comanche steed,
There in the moonlight rose the 
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ancient mission wall,
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The Wolf was right behind me when I
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 heard my true love call,
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I rode the racehorse of a lifetime 
to the ground,
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I swear it died a runnin' and his 
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likes have not been found,
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I landed on my shadow and I lay just
 where I fell,
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The screams of Julie Ann met with 
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the Wolf's Comanche yell.


[Interlude]
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Hey-y oh.


[Verse 5]
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I've been called a liar and I've 
been called a fool,
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'N I've been told Comanches grant 
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no mercy as a rule,
But old Wolf he seen me helpless and
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 he seen his chance I know,
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But he only rode right by me, and 
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he struck me with his bow,
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He could have killed me but he only 
counted coup,
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He turned and touched the Milky Way
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 before the ghost had flew,
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He give a war yell like a wolf 
burned with a brand,
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Then turned and ducked the pistol 
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shot fired by Julie Ann,
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She helped me right up from the hard
 spot where I fell,
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The last Comanche moon, the Milky 
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Way, the Mission Belle.


[Interlude]
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Hey-y oh.


[Verse 6]
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It's been sixty years now since I 
made that fateful ride,
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And it's been twenty winters since 
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I heard the Wolf had died,
It's been seven moons now since I 
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lost my Julie Ann,
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I'm goin' for to join her boys, my 
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time is near at hand,
Don't mind my passin' boys, it's 
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time the old man died,
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The Wolf he waits to guide me up 
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the trail o'er the divide,
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The moon is risin' like it did so 
long ago,
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I see the warriors waitin' on the 
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ridge now, all aglow,
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Farewell world of trouble here comes
 Julie Ann,
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She rides the Milky Way to take me 
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to the promised land.


[Chorus]
    F                              
The last Comanche moon was shinin' 
C
on me,
                           G
Bright as day my true love walked 
the trail from Hell's Midnight,
  Am                 G
I rode the Milky Way,
F
I raced the Wolf the night,
    C
The Broken Arrow fell,
            G
I staked my life and lost my 
fortune,
       Am
For to save the Mission Belle.


[Otro]
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Hey-y oh,
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Hey-y oh,
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Hey-y oh.