Cowboy Junkies - Carmelita Lyrics

Mooi ... geweldig versie

This was on an album back in the 90s or early 2k's and it's all but disappeared now. Thanks for this.

Carmelita
Cowboy Junkies


Down along the railroad track
I ran into my old friend Jack
He was dressed in his Sunday best
but his face was mad and his eyes was a daze
He said 'I lost Marina
and the last place that I'd seen her
she was making off
with my best friend'
I took him to the water
I spent fifty dollars
on something that would take him to the moon
Well he must have gone to heaven
cuz just before I left him
I tried to wake him up
but he would not move
So come on Carmelita,
you drunk too much
and I can see that
soon you're gonna need a breath of air
We'll dance across the wheatfields
There's a place I know just east of here
It wouldn't take too long to drive out there
We'll sleep out on the ground
and in the morning when we wake up
we'll leave town
And I picked my last tobacco leaf
Soaking wet up to my knees
out there before the sun is on the rise
You can have a drink of water
but don't you look at my daughter
or I'll come down there and cut you with this knife
So come on Carmelita
You drunk too much
and I can see that
soon you're gonna need a breath of air
We'll dance across the wheatfields
There's a place I know just east of here
It wouldn't take too long to (?)
We'll sleep out on the ground
and in the morning when we wake up
we'll leave town
There ain't any flat man
but if you are a black man
they'll put you on a plane
back from where you're from
We'll sleep out on the ground
and in the morning when we wake up
we'll leave town

do you happen to have "river" and "heaven" from covers2? upload would be wonderful!!

love this!!! ♡♥♡♥♡

most beautiful voice ive ever heard

this is a fred eaglesmith song if you like this song check out some of eaglesmiths other videos like live at kdhx  rebbeca street or thirty years of farming just fred and his guitar ,,awesome entertainer and his band the ginn sisters kick ass .,prepare  too have your mind expanded too a utopia musical wonderland  ,,

You can have a drink of water, 
But dont you look at my daughter
or I'll come down there and I'll cut you with this knife.....

do the junkies have this on an album?  if so which one?

it's from the single 'angel mine'

Thank-you for posting this. It is my favourite Cowboy Junkies song and one of my favourite songs period. I couldn't find it anywhere so thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!

One of my very favorite songs.

Thank you for sharing. I cannot tell how much I love Margo's hypnotic voice on this song. Makes me cry every single time I hear it.

I have everything they've recorded, but this little MP3 gem glistens. I've begged them to put it out on a CD.

Great version. Big fan of Fred and I have his live album where he mentions this song was covered by the Cowboy Junkies. Thanks for posting!

yooooo sweet post !!!! Good looks

Thanks for sharing! This one was a tough one to find.

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!!!!!! I too, could not find this anywhere.....what a treat!!!!