Inspired by a poster hanging in a Mexican restaurant in Salt Lake City, Fred “Too Slim” LaBour penned this ballad about the legendary general Pancho Villa.
[Verse 1]
Last night I saw Pancho Villa
He came to me in a dream
He said he would wait in the mountains
He would wait for me by a stream
He said that the white horse Bianca
Was mine forever to ride
With the bandits of sweet liberation
If I joined his army tonight
[Chorus]
He said "Ride, ride with me gringo
Ride for the glory and gold"
"Ride, ride with me gringo
Ride with your heart and your soul"
And viva la revolution
The flowers of freedom unfold
"Come and ride, ride with me gringo
Ride for the glory and gold"
[Verse 2]
He said "Wе live high in the mountains
With eaglеs and lions for brothers
And we ride with brave senoritas
With the truest of hearts for our lovers
We attack, and we vanish
Into the silvery light
We're the bandits of sweet liberation
Come join our army tonight."
[Chorus]
"Ride, ride with me gringo
Ride for the glory and gold"
"Ride, ride with me gringo
Ride with your heart and your soul"
And viva la revolution
The flowers of freedom unfold
"Come and ride, ride with me gringo
Ride for the glory and gold"
[Verse 3]
I awoke in the stillness this morning
And Pancho Villa was gone
I watched the sun on the mountains
And I remembered the words to his song
Now I give you my horse and my saddle
Today I ride on a dream
To a rendezvous in the mountains
They're waiting for me by a stream
[Chorus]
"Ride, ride with me gringo
Ride for the glory and gold"
"Ride, ride with me gringo
Ride with your heart and your soul"
And viva la revolution
The flowers of freedom take hold
"Come and ride, ride with me gringo
Ride for the glory and gold"
Last night I saw Pancho Villa...
Ride With Me Gringo was written by Fred LaBour.
Ride With Me Gringo was produced by Buzz Stone.
Riders in the Sky released Ride With Me Gringo on Sun Jan 01 1989.