The Grateful Dead - El Paso
Out in the west texas town of el paso
I fell in love with a mexican girl
Night time would find me in rosa's cantina
Music would play and felina would whirl
Black as the night were the eyes of felina
Wicked and evil while casting a spell
My love was strong for this mexican maiden
I was in love, but in vain i could tell
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One night a wild young cowboy came in
Wild as the west texas wind
Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing
With wicked felina, the girl that i love
So in anger
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I challenged his right for the love of this maiden
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore
My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor
Just for a moment i stood there in silence
Shocked by the foul evil deed i had done
Many thoughts raced through my mind as i stood there
I had but one chance and that was to run
★ bridge ★
Out through the back door of rosa's i ran
Out where the horses were tied
I picked a good one, he looked like he could run
Up on his back and away i did ride
Just as fast as i
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Could from the west texas town of el paso
Out through the badlands of new mexico
Back in el paso my life would be worthless
Everything's gone in life, nothing is left
But it's been so long since i've seen the young maiden
My love is stronger than my fear of death
★ bridge ★
I saddled up and away i did go, riding alone in the dark
Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me
Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart
And at last here i
★ verse 4 ★
Am on the hill overlooking el paso
I can see rosa's cantina below
My love is strong and it pushes me onward
Down off the hill to felina i go
Off to my right i see five mounted cowboys
Off to my left ride a dozen or more
Shouting and shooting, i can't let them catch me
I've got to make it to rosa's back door
★ bridge ★
Something is dreadfully wrong, for i feel
A deep burning pain in my side
It's getting harder to stay in the saddle
I'm getting weary, unable to ride
But my love for
★ verse 5 ★
Felina is strong
And i writhe where i've fallen
Though i am weary, i can't stop to rest
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest
From out of nowhere, felina has found me
Kisses my cheek as she kneels by my side
Cradled by two loving arms that i'll die for
One little kiss and felina goodbye
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Biography
Over the years the Dead released 22 recorded albums, although they were most famous for their improvisational jams at concerts, earning them a cult-like following of self-proclaimed “Dead Heads” who would follow the band from concert-to-concert throughout the band’s career.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and they’ve sold more than 40 million albums in total; all that with only one top 40 hit (“Truckin”), and one Top 10 hit (“Touch of Grey”) that came near the end of the band’s run, shortly before Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995. Grateful Dead was also ranked 57th in Rolling Stone’s “The Greatest Artists of All Time” issue in 2004 and 2005. Since then, various incarnations of the Dead have continued to tour, although a 2015 farewell tour was said to be the band’s last.
In 2015 Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann started a new group called Dead and Company with John Mayer, Allman Brothers bassist Oteil Burbridge, and former Dead keyboardist Jeff Chimenti which Weir has said may have a future in the studio and will continue to tour in coming years.
In 2008, The Grateful Dead named the University of California, Santa Cruz McHenry Library as the home of their complete archival history, including their recorded music, live bootlegs, and artworks. The collections are are now housed at UC Santa Cruz.