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Outlaws – Hurry Sundown lyrics
Gypsies danced around the campfire, shook their tambourines
They were waiting for the ghost of an outlaw, Sundown was his name
As the midnight hour grew closer and the sky begins to fall
You can see their shadow by the light of the moon
They had heard the gypsies' call

She had hair as black as darkness, eyes of emerald green
And her voice was soft and tender, oooh she loved sing
She will sing no more, or dance again or shake her tambourines
They had taken her away, she was dead and gone, hear the gypsies sing

Ooh, hurry Sundown (the gypsies' cry)
Ooh, hurry Sundown
Ooh, hurry Sundown (the gypsies' cry)
Hurry Sundown

Ooh, hurry Sundown (the gypsies' cry)
Ooh, hurry Sundown
Ooh, hurry Sundown (the gypsies' cry)

Silver devils in his holsters, stars strapped to his heels
There was fire in his eyes, they say that he was dressed to kill
He had hands as fast as lightning, a heart as cold as steel
He had come for the one that took her life, to lie him in Boot Hill

Gypsies danced around the campfire, shook their tambourines
They were waiting for the ghost of an outlaw, Sundown was his name
As the midnight hour grew closer and the sky begins to fall
You can see their shadow by the light of the moon
They had heard the gypsies' call

Ooh, hurry Sundown
Ooh, hurry Sundown
Ooh, hurry Sundown
Ooh, hurry Sundown
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Hurry Sundown meanings

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    "Sundown" is a spectral gunfighter, summoned to avenge a wrong.
    The gypsies couldn't get the law to take their case when one of their girls is killed- perhaps by a townie - but it didn't mean they were powerless.
    Think the lyric should correctly read, "silver doubles in his holsters," as a gunfighter would likely carry a matching pair of Colts.

    The Outlaws were the best. Like Blue Oyster Cult, all five guys could play guitar.
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    It is spiritual in nature, it is about a lover getting revenge on a killer, these where ghosts, you know like the ones in the sky. It is a conjuring of spirits It has a mysterious outlaw western presence. I wonder, how guys from Fl. The Junk Yard Lounge came up with this. I'm glad they did. I remember as a kid driving by the junk yard. Seeing all those bikers I knew that is what I wanted to be.
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      "Sundown" is a spectral gunfighter, summoned to avenge a wrong.
      The gypsies couldn't get the law... Read more →
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      It is spiritual in nature, it is about a lover getting revenge on a killer, these where ghosts, you... Read more →

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