Green Dog - Ry Cooder

Walkin' 'cross the desert, it ain’t no fun

To hide in the daytime in too much sun

Lefty says, ‽We'll cross at night time

Like my people always have to

Keep moving, quit nagging, walked or runâ€

I asked Lefty, ‽Why we bring so much, chief?â€

‽Coyotes, buddy, just you wait and see

Coyotes eat anything, buddy, long as he’s free

‽Suppose they want little something extra, Lefty

Might be you and might be meâ€

Well, the desert’s dark

And the desert’s deep, stars everywhere

Something like you’ve never seen

Sittin' in your easy chair

Watch out, Lefty, something strange is comin' down

Look out, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a fire tincan

Got those coyotes on the run

Out steps a green dog as green as he can be

Or maybe she 'cause when they’re wearing space suits

You can’t tell 'cause you can’t see

In my world to the purple my circle

And I to blame

A red cat is really something new

I’m so far from home

Can you tell me what should I do?

Do you think there is room for me

In this strange land

I’m sorry I scared your friends

I write poetry

Did you struck me?

How about me?

In my world everyone is a fraud

Shaking hands, saying, ‽How do you do?â€

Guess you’ve noticed we all look the same, it’s such haste

I’d rather take a chance here with you

‽They triedâ€, says Lefty

‽Let's see how fast this crate can fly

Her va-va-voom says Lefty

Watch the coyotes scatter

And watch the towns go streaking by

Kingman, Barstool, San Bernardino

Just won’t do

Go West, you green dog

Hollywood, the place for you

Green dog, green dog, green dog

You’re so red, so red