When abilene was young and gay
When abilene was young and gay
And thunder storms filled up the days
And thunder storms filled up the days
The cattle roam outside the town
The cattle roam outside the town
Sleeping in the midday sun x4
Sleeping in the midday sun x4
Then tracks were laid across the plain
Then tracks were laid across the plain
By broken old men in torrid rain
By broken old men in torrid rain
The towns grew upand the people were still
The towns grew upand the people were still
Sleeping in the midday sun x4
Sleeping in the midday sun x4
We all joined in
We all joined in
(and) we all joined hands
(and) we all joined hands
We all joined in
We all joined in
To help run this land
To help run this land
Then the soldiers camelong long ago
Then the soldiers camelong long ago
Rode through the town
Rode through the town
And mowed down those
And mowed down those
Sleeping in the midday sun x4
Sleeping in the midday sun x4
Gold came and wentquickly spent
Gold came and wentquickly spent
And the people broke down
And the people broke down
And often drowned
And often drowned
From the wealth and the pain
From the wealth and the pain
Of old abilene
Of old abilene
Sleeping in the midday sun x8
Sleeping in the midday sun x8