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Sunset Waltz expresses a cowboy’s desire for a restful and grounded ending to his life. While this song is reminiscent of other cowboy songs from the old West, no record of this Sunset exist elsewhere. This song was remembered by Mrs. Kate Lacey of Osoyoos, which suggests that Sunset may be native to the dairy and cattle rancher of the Okanagan.

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Come shades of dead cowboys, once carefree young cowboys,
Dead ghosts of old comrades I rode with so long,
When life was before us, we rode oft in chorus –
Old ghosts, do you hear now, the lone wolf’s last song?

I’m an old high-heeled cowboy, an old has-been cowboy,
For long o’er the prairies I’ve roamed far and wide.
But my last campfire’s blazing, my old eyes fast glazing –
I rode my last bronco and rode my last ride.

My campfire is crowded with faces smoke shrouded,
But all are ghost faces of comrades I knew.
My turn’s come to die, ghosts, with no human by, ghosts
The gate is before me and soon I’ll pass through.

I’m a fast-sinking cowboy, a poor lonesome cowboy,
Who soon pass to judgment, his sins to atone.
When the gate swings behind me, may Christ’s mercy find me –
He knows it’s blame lonely, to die slow alone.

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from Settler's Songs of the Pacific Northwest, released June 2, 2017
Remembered by Mrs. K. Lacey from Osoyoos in 1963. Original tune by the name of “Once in the Saddle” or “The Coyboy’s Lament.”

Thomas, Philip J., and Shirley A. Cox. Songs of the Pacific Northwest. Ed. Jon Bartlett. 2nd ed. Surrey, BC: Hancock House, 2007. Print. pgs 196-197, 203.

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Katie Green and Karen Hefford are two musicians from Vancouver who combine classical and folk music influences. Their close-knit harmonies and varied instrumentation bring a fresh interpretation to traditional songs. ... more

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