AA Rewrite of an old Woody Gutherie Song

A Rewrite of an old Woody Gutherie Song

By John Edwin Roberts

December 11, 2020

THE RANGER'S COMMAND

Come all of you Trumpers all over this land.
I'll teach you the law of the Ranger's Command:
To hold a six shooter, and never to run
As long as there's bullets in both of your guns.

I met a fair maiden whose name I don't know;
I asked her to the polling with me would she go;
She said she'd go with me to watch the tallies go up,
And drink that hard liquor from a big victory cup.

With Trump well leading as Midnight drew near,
We went to our bedrolls with a felling of cheer;
And the thieves broke on us in the dead hours of night;
She 'rose from her warm bed, a battle to fight,

She 'rose from her warm bed with a gun in each hand,
Said: Come all of you Trumpers and fight for your land,
Come all of you Trumpers and don't ever run
As long as there's bullets in both of your guns.

John E. Roberts
Editorialist and World Correspondent at Large
San Diego Beachlife Magazine ® 1998 - 2020

John Edwin Roberts
Feature Writer
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