- Elko
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- Went up to Elko some days
back
- to see what the ruckus was
for
- folks reciting poems and some
singing songs
- you had to buy tickets for
sure
-
- they wanted folks gathered
together
- To sit and observe all the
shows
- Better to see all the
talent
- folks who organize it are
pros
-
- my brother and I drove out to
see
- some folks suited up to the
nines
- Hats and boots and hair and
coats
- Brought out for the lights and
lines
-
- we got us a room at a motel
- And commenced to enjoy the
parade
- Searching for someone who might be
someone
- And just as we're sittin,' saying
"we got it made!"
-
- We spot Waddie Mitchell ordering
food
- Then we figure this town is
ok
- We came to find out all the folks
entertaining
- Had something important to
say
-
- They'd worked hard to be in this
place
- Cowboys and cowgirls with crackle
and pop
- Came to parlay their wisdom and
truth
- The crowds didn't want them to
stop
-
- Cause you find yourself caught by
the words of the poems
- and songs sung so true that you
cry
- and you're gathered with folks who
don't push and shove
- but politely let you get by
-
- nobody cares how you're
dressed
- or if you have something to
show
- just glad to be in this
place
- where the west gives off its
glow
-
- then the next thing you know it's
all over
- and we're driving where cattle
still run
- fresh snow spread over the
country
- like the memories of the
Elko fun.
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