The Emperor of Wyoming
After the Gold Rush, the lawless boom town went cold
The Emperor of Wyoming broke camp and left
But love will keep him searching for a Heart of Gold
The Needle And the Damage Done left him bereft
The Emperor of Wyoming broke camp and left
The Loner went from Out of the Blue And Into the Black
The Needle And the Damage Done left him bereft
Like a Hurricane, or a train jumped off its tracks
The Loner went from Out of the Blue And Into the Black
Everybody knows This is Nowhere, the Loner weeps,
Like a Hurricane, or a train jumped off its tracks
Danger Bird soars ever higher; his Rust Never Sleeps
Everybody knows This is Nowhere, The Loner weeps,
A real Powderfinger would have a better plan
Danger Bird soars ever higher; his Rust Never Sleeps
But he lost his Cinnamon Girl, his Cowgirl In the Sand
A real Powderfinger would have a better plan
He thinks he’ll just keep on Rockin’ In the Free World
But he lost his Cinnamon Girl, his Cowgirl In the Sand
The Thrasher rolls down the road, Stars and Bars unfurled
He thinks he’ll just keep on Rocking in the Free World
But love will keep him searching for a Heart of Gold
The Thrasher rolls down the road, Stars and Bars unfurled
After the Gold Rush, the lawless boom town went cold
5/19/16
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This poem used the following 15 Neil Young songs:
“After the Gold Rush”
“The Emperor of Wyoming”
“Heart of Gold”
“The Needle And the Damage Done”
“Like a Hurricane”
“The Loner”
“Out of the Blue And Into the Black”
“Everybody knows This is Nowhere”
“Danger Bird”
“Rust Never Sleeps”
“Powderfinger”
“Cinnamon Girl”
“Cowgirl In the Sand”
“Rockin’ In the Free World”
“The Thrasher”
"American Stars and Bars" is also a Neil Young album title...
Copyright © Tom Quigley | Year Posted 2016
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