War – The Cisco Kid Lyrics

War · The World Is a Ghetto

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The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine
He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine

We met down on the fort of Rio Grande
We met down on the fort of Rio Grande
Eat the salted peanuts out of can
Eat the salted peanuts out the can

The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort
The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort
Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port
Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port

They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel
They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel
Chased a gringo last night through a field
Chased a gringo last night through a field

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine
The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

Comments (2)

Anonymous 2009-01-07 14:07:00

Now this was a big hit when it came out in '73, and I remember it well. Haven't heard any particular meaning of the song, but there was the TV show on then with the The Cisco Kid and Pancho. They were a kind of Mexican version of the Lone Ranger and Tonto... Flashy "Vaqueros," back in the cowboy days. So, I conclude the song was probably made from one of the episodes, since one lyric has the outlaws pinned down at the fort. Cisco blasted his way out, I imagine with both six-shooters he carried.
maxschuberth 2019-10-24 16:22:00

some of these lyrics are just plain wrong:, 'we met down on the border Rio Grande' and 'we chased thew Gringo rustlers thru the field' are the correct lyrics, Cheers