Feleena

Out in New Mexico many long years ago

There in a shack on the desert one night in a storm

To a young Mexican couple a baby was born

Moon gave it’s light to the world and the stars did the same

Mother and Father both proud of the daughter

That heaven had sent them Feleena was this baby’s name

She ran away from the shack and left them to roam

What made her run away what made Feleena leave home

She ran away late one night in the moon’s golden gleam

She didn’t know where she’d go but she’d get there

And she would find happiness if she would follow her dream

And in the year that she stayed there she learned about life

She could have pretty clothes she could be any man’s wife

She understood men and she treated them all just the same

A form that was fine and rare dark shining glossy hair

Lovely to look at Feleena was this woman’s name

To any town where the lights had a much brighter glow

They never stopped dancing and money like whiskey did flow

Three days and nights on a stage with a rest now and then

She didn’t mind that she knew she would find that

Her new life would be more exciting than where she had been

To let her see all of the lights at the foot of the hill

An uncontrolled beating her young heart just wouldn’t be still

Quickly she changed to a form-fitting black satin dress

Every man stopped to stare at this form fine and rare

Even the women remarked of the charm she possessed

And Rosa’s Cantina had lights with love in the gleam

Rosa’s was one place a nice girl would never be seen

Men would make fools of themselves at the thought of romance

Rosa took heed of the place was in need of

This kind of excitement so she paid Feleena to dance

Came a young cowboy so tall and so handsomely dressed

He was so different he wasn’t like all of the rest

Quickly he walked to her table and there he sat down

And in a day or so wherever folks would go

They’d see this young cowboy showing Feelena the town

But he was insanely jealous of glances she’d give

That was her nature and that was the way that she lived

And after the smoke cleared away on the floor lay a man

Feleena’s young lover had shot down another

And he had to leave there so out through the back door he ran

Quickly she ran to the door that was facing the pass

Low in the saddle her cowboy was riding in fast

He saw her and motioned her back with a wave of his hand

Bullets were flying Feleena was crying

As she saw him fall from the saddle and into the sand

When she felt the warm blood that flowed from the wound in his side

Never forget me Feleena it’s over goodbye

And screaming in anger and placing the gun to her breast

Bury us both deep and maybe we’ll find peace

And pulling the trigger she fell across the dead cowboy’s chest

If you listen closely at night you’ll hear in the wind

Old timer’s tell you Feleena is calling for him

You’ll hear them laugh and you’ll look but there’s no one around

Don’t be alarmed there is really no harm there

It’s only the young cowboy showing Feleena the town