The Wheels of Laredo

On a winter night in Webb County, Texas

On the north bank of the mighty Rio Grande

I was watchin' the jungle fires a-burnin'

Across the border of a not-so-distant land

And the echoes of the church bells that were swingin'

Could be heard from Guadalupe Market Square

There was a girl down there on the south side of the river

She had feathers tied into her long, black hair

And if I was a white-crowned sparrow

Well, I would float upon the southern skies of blue

But I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo

Wishin' I was rollin' back to you

I put on my favorite jacket for Jamboozie

I painted up my eyes and wore my beads

There was a band playin' To God Be the Glory

There were people dancin' all around the street

There were barrels on the sidewalk that were burnin'

And a fortune teller readin' people's hands

And I swear I heard those church bells ringin'

Cross the border of a not-so-distant land

Singin' if I was a white-crowned sparrow

Well, I would float upon the southern skies of blue

Ah, but I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo

Wishin' I was rollin' back to you

If I was a white-crowned sparrow

Well, I would float upon the southern skies of blue

But I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo

Wishin' I was rollin' back to you

I'm stuck inside the wheels of Laredo

Wishin' I was rollin' back to you

Wish I was rollin' back, back to you

Wish I was rollin' back to you

Wish I was rollin' back to you