BALLAD OF THE WAR WAGON
Title song from the film "The War Wagon" (1967)
(Music by Dimitri Tiomkin / Lyric by Ned Washington)


Ed Ames (Film Soundtrack) - 1967






(Look at those horses, what are they draggin'?)
(Heavily guarded, what is that wagon?)
(War Wagon, what is it for)
(War Wagon, loaded with gold)


Most men are fightin' for a wagon full of gold
Scratchin' an' fightin' for a wagon full of gold
A piece of land, my cattle brand, a place to rest my head
The feelin' of a woman's love are all you really need for livin'


Three years in prison made me dream a lot of dreams
Sometimes a dream is not as easy as it seems
But wrong or right I have to fight, 'cause when the truth is told
All men are fightin' for a wagon full of gold


(Look at those horses, what are they draggin'?)
(Heavily guarded, what is that wagon?)
Most men are fightin' for a wagon full of gold
Scratchin' an' fightin' for a wagon full of gold
A piece of land, my cattle brand, a place to rest my head
The feelin' of a woman's love are all you really need for livin'


(Look at those horses, what are they draggin'?)
Three years in prison made me dream a lot of dreams
Sometimes a dream is not as easy as it seems
But wrong or right I have to fight, 'cause when the truth is told
All men are fightin' for, a-strugglin' for, a-searchin' for, 
a-strivin' for, a wagon full of gold






(Transcribede by Mel Priddle - March 2008)