The Great Cow of Romance

from Ghost of Summers Past by Jason Wilber

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lyrics

She looked into his eyes and smiled
And said I love you dear
He coughed and he said well I’ll see ya
I really need to get out of here

So he ran off into the sunrise
But still he kept looking around
At the silhouette just about his size
Chasing him there on the ground

You say you don’t think that you understand
Exactly what all of this means
How he traded the great cow of romance
For a handful of mystical beans

He stopped running several years later
I guess he’d just run out of wind
Until the soft breath of one young lady
Filled up his sails again

So he left without giving a reason
And shipped off with the merchant marines
Tracked down the French Foreign Legion
And wound up cleaning latrines

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One day time finally caught him
And he was too old to keep running around
So a sweet hearted Mexican lady
Trapped him and they settled down

So gather around me children
And I’ll tell you what all of this means
How he traded the great cow of romance
For a handful of mystical beans

Yes, I gave up the great cow of romance
For this handful of sweet jumping beans

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from Ghost of Summers Past, released July 4, 2009

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Jason Wilber Bloomington, Indiana

Jason Wilber is an American singer and recording artist. He is also known as the lead guitar player for singer-songwriters like John Prine, Iris Dement, Greg Brown, and many others. Jason Wilber’s work with John Prine includes the Grammy Award winning CD Fair & Square. In addition to playing guitar on John Prine’s 2017 album For Better or Worse, Jason also served as a Co-Executive Producer. ... more

discography

Time Traveler

May 2020
Honey Bee

May 2020
Reaction Time

Aug 2017
Echos

Apr 2016
Secret Window

Apr 2013
Ghost of Summers Past

Jul 2009
Lazy Afternoon

Jan 2006

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