- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Originally written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Adapted from
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St. James Hospital written by [Traditional]
- Comments
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"Streets of Laredo" (Roud 23650) , also known as the "Cowboy's Lament", is a famous American cowboy ballad in which a dying cowboy tells his story to a living one. Derived from the English folk song "The Unfortunate Lad" or "Unfortunate Rake" , it has become a folk music standard, and as such has been performed, recorded and adapted numerous times, with many variations. The title refers to the city of Laredo, Texas.
The first line of the work goes as follows: "As I walked out on the streets of Laredo...". - Not to be confused with
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The Streets of Laredo Starts "I was way, way down near the border"
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Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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The Bard of Armagh written by [Traditional] English 1847
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St. James Hospital
written by [Traditional]
English
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St. James Infirmary
written by Irving Mills
English
December 12, 1928
- Špitál u svatého Jakuba written by Zdeněk Rytíř Czech 1983
- Blues u Sv. Jakuba written by Josef Škvorecký, Lubomír Dorůžka Czech October 10, 2014
- Shticks and Stones written by Allan Sherman English 1962
- Kuljen katuja pitkin written by Filbert Finnish 1966
- Ronski antti written by Jussi Raittinen Finnish
- J'avais deux amis written by Jacques Chaumelle French February 1965
- The Young Sailor Cut Down in His Prime written by [Traditional] English
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Streets of Laredo / Cowboy's Lament
written by [Traditional]
English
- Kovbojův nářek written by Stanislav Mareš Czech 1969
- Laredo written by Michal Bukovič Czech 1993
- Som en flod du må følge written by Hanne Olesen Danish 1996
- The Streets of Miami written by Allan Sherman English 1962
- Streets of Weehawken written by Homer Haynes, Jethro Burns English March 1964
- The Walls of a Prison written by Johnny Cash English December 1967
- Nattevakt i banken written by Arve Sigvaldsen Norwegian 1978
- Jag älskar dig ännu written by Liss Möller Swedish 1962
- Laredo written by Cornelis Vreeswijk Swedish 1964
- James written by Christopher Annen, Henning May, Severin Kantereit German 2013
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St. James Infirmary
written by Irving Mills
English
December 12, 1928
- The Unfortunate Rake written by [Traditional] English
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St. James Hospital
written by [Traditional]
English