Buffalo Ballet Lyrics - Singles - John Cale

When Abilene was young and gay 

And thunder storms filled up the day 

The cattle roamed outside the town 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Then tracks were lain across the plain 

By broken old men in torrid rains 

The towns grew up and the people were still 

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Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

We all joined in and all joined hands 

All joined in to help run this land 

Then soldiers came, long long ago 

Rode through the town and rode down those who were 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Gold came and went, quickly spent 

And the people broke down and often drowned 

In the wealth and pain of old Abilene 

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Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun 

Sleeping in the midday sun