Alien Cowboys - Edric McKinney

Kili-ee-ay, kili-ee-oo, GD Alien cowboys down at the rodeo CGD Now you see them, now you’re gone GD And so is the horse that you’ve been riding on.CDG They showed up one spring, on an interstellar trip DCG Found a desert pasture to park their flying ship DCD Woke up all the cowhands with the noise and flashing lights GDCD It might have been quite pretty, but they gave us all a frightCDCDG The green men’s foreign language might as well've been JapaneseDCG We couldn't understand whether or not they came in peace DCD They beamed up all our cattle and they vaporized our clothesGDCD And set up their own dude ranch just a short way down the road.CDCDG Kili-ee-ay, kili-ee-oo, GD Alien cowboys down at the rodeo CGD Now you see them, now you’re gone GD And so is the horse that you’ve been riding on.CDG The tourists came in legions to check out the dudes from Mars DCG Green humanoids in Wranglers whirling lassos to the stars DCD They’d dress you up and put you on a horse to ride the range GDCD The price was low, they’d only ask to scan and probe your brain.CDCDG They didn't know the nuances of cattle husbandry DCG Could barely tell the difference 'tween a heifer and a sheep DCD They spliced some genes together in their tricked out barnyard labGDCD And now the range is terrorized by longhorn rattle-lambs. CDCDG Kili-ee-ay, kili-ee-oo, GD Alien cowboys down at the rodeo CGD Now you see them, now you’re gone GD And so is the horse that you’ve been riding on.CDG All of us were fed up with the cowboy wannabes DCG The aliens and pirates and their wild western dreams DCD Us and the Apaches made a pact to drive them out GDCD For all our lives were threatened with these hooligans aboutCDCDG We tried to blow their farmhouse with a load of dynamite DCG But shots from all their rayguns sent us fleeing for our livesDCD Tired of all the trouble, they weren't looking for a fight GDCD They sold the ranch and flew their shiny ship into the nightCDCDG Kili-ee-ay, kili-ee-oo, GD Alien cowboys down at the rodeo CGD Now you see them, now you’re gone GD And so is the horse that you’ve been riding on.CDG We breathed a sigh, relieved that all the aliens had left DCG And prayed the new ranch owners would be better than the restDCD Until the ninjas came from San Francisco to Raton GDCD And startled all the locals who had thought that they were goneCDCDG Kili-ee-ay, kili-ee-oo GD Ninja cowboys, down at the rodeo CGD Now you see them, now they’re gone GD And so are the horses they’ve been riding onCDG