medium voice, piano
From the theatrical and humorous song cycle, “Cowboy songs”, on texts by e e cummings.
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Program Note
“Buffalo Bill’s defunct” is the final movement of the six-movement song cycle “Cowboy Songs”, on texts by e e cummings. Individual movements may be performed separately.
Text
Buffalo Bill ‘s
defunct
who used to
ride a watersmooth-silver
stallion
and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat
Jesus
he was a handsome man
and what i want to know is
how do you like your blueeyed boy
Mister Death
Text by e e cummings