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The Undead Cowboy: A Wild West Nightmare

Some say he died long ago, but his boots still echo across the plains. This haunting country ballad tells the nightmare of a cowboy returned from the grave — cursed with hunger, heartbreak, and the open road.



Lyrics:

Out in the desert, the sun's settin' low, A cowboy zombie's ridin', with nowhere to go. His boots are dusty, his hat's worn and frayed, Chasin' after brains, in the twilight's shade.

The wind whispers secrets from graves in the sand, He rides with a curse, not quite dead, not quite man...

Oh, Cowboy Zombie, with your heart made of rust, Ridin' through the night, in the moonlight's trust. With a lonesome howl, and a hunger so deep, In this Wild West world, it's the dead that weep.

He tips his hat to the living folks near, But they run in terror, filled with dread and fear. A rattlesnake's hissin', the coyotes cry, In the ghost town shadows, the undead ride high.

The wind whispers secrets from graves in the sand, He rides with a curse, not quite dead, not quite man...

Oh, Cowboy Zombie, with your heart made of rust, Ridin' through the night, in the moonlight's trust. With a lonesome howl, and a hunger so deep, In this Wild West world, it's the dead that weep.

They say he once loved a saloon girl fair, Now he haunts her mirror with a hollow stare. Her name on the wind, his groan in reply, True love never ends, even after you die...

Underneath the stars, he dreams of the past, When he was a hero, but those days didn't last. Now he's just a shadow, a memory of pain, In a world full of sunlight, he's caught in the rain.

Oh, Cowboy Zombie, with your heart made of rust, Ridin' through the night, in the moonlight's trust. With a lonesome howl, and a hunger so deep, In this Wild West world, it's the dead that weep.

So raise up your glass for the cowboy so bold, A tale of the undead, in a world turned cold. With a ghostly grin, and a heart made of dust, Cowboy Zombie rides on, in the night he trusts.

About the Song:
🎵 Lyric: Borna Cuk 🎶 Music & Voice: AI

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This post is part of the "Graveyard Ballads: Dark Tales of the Wild West" series, exploring tragic, haunted, and violent stories from America's past through music.
🎧 Listen to the full playlist here: Graveyard Ballads: Dark Tales of the Wild West


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