In The Canyon

In the canyon the air was sharp like kerosene
and the coyotes howled 'round the rim
i've got four shots left for my rifle
and three empty bottles of gin
there's two bad men in the canyon tonight
tomorrow there won't be but one
i'd like to set down in el paso
but wanting ain't helping me none

'Cause today is the last day
the last hard day
and we'll come to the end of it soon
buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight and dance by the light of the moon?

Well, i'm just about out of tobacco
and my fingers are numb from the cold
they're drinking champagne from a slipper in town
and dancing in streets paved with gold
there's two bad men in the canyon tonight
tomorrow there won't be but one
i can hear my heart pound like the hammers of hell
in the last dying light of the sun

(chorus)