The Ballad Of Edward Abbey

Intro: verse 1 It was in the town of Tucson in Nineteen Eighty-Three A man named Edward Abbey come a walking up to me He pulled his cigar from his mouth, said, "I smell lawyers here" The politician, running-dogs, they crawled away in fear Singing do-ra-do Singing do-ra-day verse 2 Ed walked across the desert at least a thousand times He spoke with javelina, slept 'neath piñon pine And if he saw a billboard there, he'd chop that bastard down Said, if a man can't piss in his own front yard, he'd never keep close to town Singing do-ra-do Singing do-ra-day Lord, I wish Edward Abbey were walking round today verse 3 Ed had a taste for women, in fact he married quite a few He said, "I'd fall in love, boys, but I'm only passing through You know I like 'em all, boys, and some more than the rest I've tried my hand at monogamy, now I'm off to save the west Singing do-ra-do Singing do-ra-day verse 4 Ed died one day at sundown in his Tucson riding shack They wrapped him in a sleeping bag and drove him way out back Beneath the wild saguaro, the coyotes chewed his bones And on a hidden marker, was 'No Comment', carved in stone Singing do-ra-do Singing do-ra-day Yeah, I wish Edward Abbey were walking round today Verse 5 Now I'm living in the desert, but the town is a-closing in Those cracker box developments, Ed would call a sin We stole this land from the Mexican and now we'll sell it back And they'll live like mortgage prisoners in those goddamn housing tracts Verse 6 Tell me, who votes for the mountain lion, tell me, who votes for the fox Who votes for the spotted owl who hides there in the rocks I wish that Ed would come again with a chainsaw in his hand And carve all up those housing tracts and take on back the land Singing do-ra-do Singing do-ra-day Yeah, I wish Edward Abbey were walking round today