Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SNAGTOOTH SAL, by LOWELL OTUS REESE


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SNAGTOOTH SAL, by                    
First Line: I was young and happy and my heart was light
Last Line: Walkin' down through laramie with snagtooth sal.
Subject(s): Cowboys; Death; Love; Ranch Life; West (u.s.); Dead, The; Southwest; Pacific States


I WAS young and happy and my heart was light and gay,
Singin', always singin' through the sunny summer day;
Happy as a lizard in the wavin' chaparral,
Walkin' down through Laramie with Snagtooth Sal.

Sal, Sal,
My heart is broke today—
Broke in two forever when they laid you in the clay;
I would give creation to be walkin' with my gal—
Walkin' down through Laramie with Snagtooth Sal.

Bury me tomorrow where the lily blossoms spring
Underneath the willows where the little robins sing.
You will yearn to see me — but ah, nevermore you shall—
Walkin' down through Laramie with Snagtooth Sal.

Refrain: —

Plant a little stone above the little mound of sod;
Write: "Here lies a lovin' an' a busted heart, begod!
Nevermore you'll see him walkin' proudly with his gal —
Walkin' down through Laramie with Snagtooth Sal."

Sal, Sal,
My heart is broke today —
Broke in two forever when they laid you in the clay;
I would give creation to be walkin' with my gal —
Walkin' down through Laramie with Snagtooth Sal.





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