Lyrics

THOMAS AND THE DANCING CACTUS

Verse 1
With his horse tied off on sagebrush
And the last sticks lying in the fire
He flipped a smoke at a sleepin? cactus
He was too wound up to retire
He said ?you there with the thistles
The name?s Tom Calico.
And I?ve known a lota gals been kin to you?
And he smiled at his own joke, he smiled at his own joke

Verse 2
He slapped the dust from his hat
And threw another shot back
And watched the sparks fly from the flame
He said, ?Mr. Thistle, love?s awaitin? on me
Just west of these thirsty plains?
He stomped his spurs n? began to sing
The cyotes chimed in too
The rattlesnakes swung their tails in time
As he sang up to the moon?

Chorus
Goodbye to all your lonely, lonely midnights
Your cold moonlight gonna bounce right off me now
So long to all that empty in my arms
No more throwin? lassos in the clouds
I?m a branded man these days
Bound for a sunny place
Where her whispers and warm kisses fill my face
Goodbye to these ol? cranky cranky campfires
We?ll find other ways to keep us warm
And no offence to you there Mr. Thistle
But she ain?t got nary one single thorn
And Thomas twirled in his romance
And the cactus did a dance
Kickin dust and throwin? thistles at the moon