Lyr Req: Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys

14 Nov 96 - 02:28 PM (#382)
Subject: Lyric Request: Silverscreen Cowboys
From: [e-mail]

I looking for the Lyrics to the "Last of the Silverscreen Cowboys" This is a memory lane type song of cowboys that appeared in the Movies of the past.

I know the 1st set of lyrics goes like the following.

The last of the silverscreen cowboys The last of a fast dying breed With cattle a grazin' and six-gun a blazin' Lord this is what America still needs ......... I wish we could turn back the pages and ride those old trails once again.

Looking for the rest of the Lyrics.

Larry Dunn

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10 Oct 01 - 10:07 PM (#569463)
Subject: RE: Lyric Request: Silverscreen Cowboys
From: Lin in Kansas

"Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys" (written by Snuff Garrett/____ Dorff/____Brown) - sung by Rex Allen Jr. and Sr, and Roy Rogers (recorded 1982) [Available on the Rhino set, Songs of the West. ]

Real Audio at this site. Scroll down, or do a Find for "silver screen".

No luck yet on lyrics. I'll keep looking.

Lin

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11 Oct 01 - 01:52 AM (#569570)
Subject: Lyr Add: LAST OF THE SILVER SCREEN COWBOYS
From: GUEST,Gene

LAST OF THE SILVER SCREEN COWBOYS
Recorded by: Rex Allen, Jr. [With Rex Allen, Sr. & Roy Rogers]
Words & Music by Snuff Garrett, Steve Dorff, and Milton Brown.

The last of the silver screen cowboys
The last of a fast-dyin' breed
Cattle a-grazin', six-guns a-blazin'
God knows this is what America still needs.

The last of the silver screen cowboys
Standin' tall for what he believes is right
Don't push him around, 'cause more than one villain’s found
That he don't back down from a fight.

Roy and Trigger, we love you,
And Hoppy, we save up our dimes
For the Saturday double-feature
And we sat through both movies two times.

Gene, Lash, and Rex were our heroes.
We knew good would win in the end.
If we could just turn back the pages
An' ride those old trails once again.

[Vocal by Rex Allen, Sr.]
The last of the silver screen cowboys,
We settled the score with our fists.
Aw! We loved little babies, treated women like ladies,
And it was only our horse [laugh] that we kissed.

[Vocal by Roy Rogers]
Then the time slipped away 'fore we knew it,
And you little wranglers put up your play guns and your toys,
But mem'ries don't die and we're still ridin' high.
[Last verse - vocal by Roy, Rex, sr. & Rex Jr.]
We're the last of the silver screen cowboys.

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25 Aug 20 - 04:59 PM (#4069620)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys
From: GUEST

I was happily surprised to find these lyrics, I've been searching for a least an hour.

Thank a billion
Richard V

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