Sunny War - Solitary Hero

My name is Magdalene,
I'm a sweet soft sister of sin
Men pay silver dollars
to touch my golden skin

But there's precious little comfort
And never any joy
For a boom town whore in
A bar room full of dust caked men and boys

Buffalo soldiers, Texas rangers, dandy gamblers, gandy dancers
Sheriffs and judges, Mexican vaqueros
I've held them all and I don't recall
A solitary hero

One weary sister said
She'd rather take a knife to bed
I found her in the morning her pretty wrist was red
But lovely lady laudanum
Helps to ease my pain
And I dream a while about my sheltered child
Who'll never know her daddy's name

Buffalo soldiers, Texas rangers,
dandy gamblers, gandy dancers
Sheriffs and judges, Mexican vaqueros
I've held them all and I don't recall
A solitary hero

I've heard there's a sanctuary for soiled doves to fly
Trade their gaudy gowns for a novice's robes of white
And when my daughter's finished school and found a decent home
I will run to those good shepherds never to return to

Buffalo soldiers, Texas rangers, dandy gamblers, gandy dancers
Sheriffs and judges, Mexican vaqueros
I've held them all and I don't recall
A solitary hero

Written by:
Alice Randall, Carol Elliott

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