Ballad of Boyd Elder

Boyd Elder was a Lone Star man 

Painted longhorn skulls on demand  

Kept a house out in Valentine 

Hung out in Marfa when the lights would shine  

 

Boyd liked his silver tequila  

Lost Horse Saloon with Sheila 

Said LA was so illegal  

Back in the 70s flyin' with the Eagles 

 

Well he's ridin' through the desert in a Cadillac 

With a trunk full of Longhorn skulls in the back 

Workin' on a painting, workin' on a buzz  

Lovin' all the women and runnin' from the fuzz  

 

Well 

The cartels had a lot of dough 

To fill Boyd's skulls with keys of blow 

He turned them down nearly every time 

He just couldn't take the pressure on the borderline 

 

Well El Chingadero was a solo show 

High desert art from Presidio  

It was one big party him and Bobby Fuller  

The Trans-Pecos boys, wasn't no one cooler  

 

Yeah! 

 

Boyd Elder was a well known character  

From Mexico to the West of America  

He'd pick 'em up Jack he'd let 'em go 

He said Hey baby now que paso honey  

 

Boyd Elder was a Lone Star Man 

Painted longhorn skulls on demand  

Kept a house out in Valentine 

Hung out in Marfa when the lights would shine