“The Lavender Cowboy”

Description

"He was only a lavender cowboy, The hairs on his chest were two." Troubled by dreams, the boy tries all sorts of worthless hair nostrums. At last he "battled for Red Nellie's honor... He died with his six-guns a-blazing And only two hairs on his chest."

Notes

Vernon Dalhart recorded this song in 1938 in an ill-fated comeback on Bluebird, only to see the song blacklisted. - RBW

Recordings

• Vernon Dalhart, "The Lavender Cowboy" (Bluebird B-8229, 1939)
• Ewen Hail, "Lavendar Cowboy" (Brunswick 141, 1927; Brunswick 433, 1930)

References

1. Fife-Cowboy/West 39, "The Lavender Cowboy" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Silber-FSWB, p. 30, "The Lavender Cowboy" (1 text)
3. DT, LAVCOWBY
4. Roud #11213
5. BI, FCW039