Panhandle Wind - Tom Paxton, Bob Gibson, Anne Hills

It’s a panhandle wind

And leaves only trouble behind

There’s a panhandle wind

Out of Texas tonight

With the cold taste of snow on her tongue

They’ll be bringing in firewood

In Texas tonight

For the winter is wild and young

By morning the fences’ll

Surely be buried

The snow will be drifted and blown

There’s a panhandle wind

Out of Texas tonight

And the wise folks are staying to home

It’s a low wind and a moaner

Like a old drunk in jail

Till it seems to go wild with a half crazy wail

It’s a wind without mercy

And it’s no friend of mine

It’s a panhandle wind

And leaves only trouble behind

God knows where it comes from

I couldn’t be sure

But there’s one thing that’s easy to tell

If it catches you out in the open my friend

You’ll be certain to go straight to hell

For the fool who comes out

In a panhandle wind

Is a fool with a lesson to learn

For the devil is riding

That wind out out of hell

And it comes out so cold it can burn

It’s a low wind and a moaner

Like a old drunk in jail

Till it seems to go wild with a half crazy wail

It’s a wind without mercy

And it’s no friend of mine

It’s a panhandle wind

And leaves only trouble behind

It’s a low wind and a moaner

Like a old drunk in jail

Till it seems to go wild with a half crazy wail

It’s a wind without mercy

And it’s no friend of mine

It’s a panhandle wind

And leaves only trouble behind

There’s a panhandle wind

Out of Texas tonight

And it leaves only trouble behind