Rayburn Crane

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Thomas George "Tom" Russell (born March 5, 1947/1948[dubious – discuss]) is an American singer-songwriter. Although most strongly identified with the Texas Country music tradition, his music also incorporates elements of folk, Tex-Mex, and the cowboy music of the American West. Many of his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Johnny Cash, k.d. lang, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Jason Boland, Nanci Griffith, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Iris Dement, Dave Alvin, and Suzy Bogguss. Tom has also done collaborative work with renowned cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski. They have worked together on a few songs which have appeared in Tom's works over the years. more »

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1991

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Rayburn Crane he rode these mountains like the streams he rode 'em through 
Through the Farewell Gap and the Franklin Lakes 
Up North to Chagupa Plateau 
With the government men and the hunters and the dudes 
And the leaders of the business world 
Yea, Rayburn Crane was a packhorse man 
And a mighty good hand with a mule.

Rayburn Crane, Rayburn Crane 
The Mountains and the 
Valleys and the Trees Remember your name.

He rode 45 years through the mountains 
And the valleys just a-pullin' them strings of mules 
And the ropes and the chaps and the halters 
And the saddles well these were 
Rayburn's tools Sittin' down at night by the firelight 
Talkin' and a-pullin' at the whiskers on his chin 
You didn't need no music when 
Rayburn went to talkin' 'bout the mountains and the packhorse men.

Rayburn Crane, Rayburn Crane 
The Mountains and the 
Valleys and the Trees Remember your name.

Well the business men they bought these mountains for a big time ski resort 
An Ol' Rayburn he's gone down to die in a 
Three Rivers' trailer court 
And the canvas-flapjack-cooktent moans with the bushes and the trees in the wind 
'Cause there ain't no place in a ski resort for a mule skinnin' packhorse man.

Rayburn Crane, Rayburn Crane 
The Mountains and the 
Valleys and the Trees Remember your name.

Rayburn Crane, Rayburn Crane 
The Mountains and the 
Valleys and the Trees Remember your name

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