Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)

~ Song

Annotation

"Streets of Laredo", also known as the "Cowboy's Lament", is a famous American cowboy ballad in which a dying cowboy tells his story to a living one. Derived from the English folk song "The Unfortunate Lad" (also "The Unfortunate Rake"), it has become a folk music standard, and as such has been performed, recorded and adapted numerous times, with many variations. – wikipedia

note: some – but not all – recordings titled "Cowboy's Lament" are actually recordings of this work.

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-31 10:27 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist, writer and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:Roud Folk Song Index (number: 23650) (order: 777)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Buck-owens-streets-of-laredo-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/7642 [info]
https://secondhandsongs.com/work/100371 [info]
https://secondhandsongs.com/work/271347 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0002713576 [info]
Wikidata:Q2355373 [info]
later parody versions:As I Walked Out
The Streets of Miami
later versions:Cowboy's Lament (Ken Maynard version)
Ode aan de wegenwacht
The Streets of Laredo / Not Long for This World
version of:The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
is the basis for:Only the Heartaches
The Oyster Pirate

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1960-02Streets of LaredoDuane Eddy3:15
1964-12-28Streets of LaredocoverBuck Owens and His Buckaroos2:58
1965-03-10The Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:40
1966-03-25The Streets of LaredoliveBuck Owens and His Buckaroos3:27
1968-09-09Streets Of LaredoliveDoyle Holly?:??
1978-04-11Cowboy Medley (live, 1978-04-11: Sportovní hala, Prague, Czech Republic)live and medleyJohnny Cash4:54
1978-04-11Cowboy Medleylive and medleyJohnny Cash4:54
1978-04-11I Ride an Old Paint / Streets of Laredolive and medleyJohnny Cash4:54
1983Streets of LaredoBrownie Ford4:27
1995-01-27Cowboy's Lament (Streets of Laredo)Buck Ramsey3:22
1966-04-15: The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show #14: Street of LaredoSammy Davis Jnr.1:17
Cowboy's LamentBurl Ives2:38
Cowboy's Lament (Streets of Laredo)Daniel O’Donnell3:20
Cowboy's Lament (Streets Of Laredo)Burl Ives2:25
Cowboy's Lament (The Streets of Laredo)Burl Ives2:27
Cowboy’s LamentBurl Ives2:20
Cowboys Lament (Streets of Laredo)Burl Ives2:26
In the Streets of LaredoBradley Kincaid2:40
Streets of LaradocoverMarty Robbins2:51
Streets of LaredoJim Reeves1:12
Streets of LaredocoverTom Jones?:??
Streets of LaredoJim Reeves3:10
Streets of LaredoKen Carson & The Choraliers?:??
Streets of LaredoMoe Bandy2:44
Streets of Laredo (American IV: The Man Comes Around version)Johnny Cash3:33
Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins?:??
Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:45
Streets of LaredoMarty Robbins2:49
Streets of LaredocoverBig Burley?:??
Streets of LaredoTom Jones2:30
Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:33
Streets of LaredoWillie Nelson3:34
Streets of LaredoWillie Nelson3:36
Streets of LaredoWillie Nelson3:40
Streets of LaredoinstrumentalThe Grassmasters3:16
Streets of LaredoinstrumentalBert Weedon2:40
Streets of Laredo (live, 1962)liveJoan Baez2:41
Streets of LaredoMarty Robbins2:48
Streets of LaredoFaron Young?:??
Streets of LaredoThe Norman Luboff Choir2:24
Streets of LaredoArlo Guthrie3:50
Streets of LaredoWillie Nelson & Don Cherry3:08
Streets of LaredoBurl Ives3:25
Streets of LaredoinstrumentalHarry James2:36
Streets of LaredoTom Jones2:28
Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:47
Streets of LaredoHarry James2:36
Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:48
Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:47
Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:49
Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:51
Streets of LaredoMarty Robbins2:51
Streets of LaredoMarty Robbins?:??
Streets of LaredoMarty Robbins?:??
Streets of LaredocoverSuzanne Vega3:45
Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:43
Streets of Laredo (1965)Buck Owens2:55
Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash & Marty Robbins2:49
Streets of LaredoliveJohnny Cash?:??
Streets of LaredoWillie Nelson3:36
Streets of LaredoDave Stamey?:??
Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:43
Streets of LaredoChet Atkins2:12
Streets of LaredoChet Atkins2:41
Streets Of LaredoChet Atkins2:41
Streets Of LaredoChet Atkins?:??
Streets of Laredo (Cowboy's Lament)The Norman Luboff Choir2:29
Streets of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament)Riders in the Sky3:11
Streets of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament)Riders in the Sky3:09
Streets of Laredo (The Cowboy's Lament)Webb Wilder3:39
Streets of LoredoJohnny Cash3:42
Streets of LoredocoverJimmy Little3:20
Streets of LoredoKen Carson3:50
Streets of Loredo (The Cowboy's Lament)Riders in the Sky3:09
The Cowboy's LamentRoy Rogers2:57
The Streets of LaredoChet Atkins2:41
The Streets of LaredocoverJim Reeves3:07
The Streets of LaredoChet Atkins2:41
The Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:34
The Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:43
The Streets of Laredo (mono)Johnny Cash3:40
The Streets of LaredoChet Atkins2:41
The Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:46
The Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:43
The Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:42
The Streets of LaredoEddy Arnold3:07
The Streets of LaredoEddy Arnold3:12
The Streets of LaredoEddy Arnold3:10
The Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:51
The Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:50
The Streets of LaredoEddy Arnold3:08
The Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:42
The Streets of LaredoJohnny Cash3:41
The Streets of LaredoMarty Robbins2:48
The Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:50
The Streets of LaredocoverMarty Robbins2:50
The Streets Of LaredoChet Atkins2:41
The Streets of Laredo (The Sailor Cut Down in His Prime)Connie Dover6:57
The Streets of Laredo (Traditional)instrumentalArthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra2:46
The Unfortunate Rake/The Streets of Laredocover and medleyTom Russell with A. L. Lloyd , Jimmie Dale Gilmore1:48
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