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Hills of Old Juarez
Tom Russell Lyrics

I lost my mind ten years ago
A wanderin' through the world
Let's cut right to the quick
I met me a dark-eyed girl
I was living in El Paso with a woman named Inez
We'd stare out every evening
At the hills of old Jaurez

Inez she'd had a grand daddy who'd owned the dry good store
He'd climb up on his roof at night and watch Pancho Villa's war

Jack Pershing come with silver guns
"For Villa" Granddad said
But Pancho he went underground in the hills of old Juarez

Those rollin' smoky hills of old Juarez
Those god forsaken hills
They will lure you to your death
Beware the dusty hills of old Juarez

"There's gold in them there hillsÃ¢??
So said a man with a broken tooth
We could run some cocaine powder
Right on by the custom's booth
I was broke I needed money
To pacify Inez
So I started doing business in the hills of old Jaurez
The adrenaline and blood boiled up
Oh man ain't this a rush
When you're running through the gunfire
And the Okatio brush
My partner was a Tiwa kid straight off of the Ã¢??res
But he ratted me and disappeared in the hills of old Juarez
A bullet in my back, a bullet in my leg
Bullets flying by my ears they taught me how to pray
I prayed I'd reach the river bank where I had left Inez
But I fell through rock and prickly pear in the hills of old Juarez

Those rolling smoky hills of old Juarez
Those god forsaken hills
They will lure you to your death
Beware the dusty hills of old Juarez

The Narco Trafficante boys
They own the borderline
Fat cats up in Washington shit and moan and whine
I'm in Huntsville Prison
I'm dreaming of Inez
She's waiting for me there in the hills of old Juarez

Those rollin' smoky hills of old Juarez
Those god forsaken hills
They will lure you to your death
Beware the dusty hills of old Juarez
Those god forsaken hills of old Juarez

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Written by: TOM RUSSELL

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Tom Russell (born in Los Angeles in either 1947 or 1948) is an American singer-songwriter from California, currently living in El Paso, Texas. His music incorporates elements of folk, traditional country & western, border and cowboy music of the American West. Russell's songs have been recorded by artists such as Johnny Cash, Ian Tyson, Nanci Griffith, Dave Alvin and others. In addition to his music, he is also an artist and published author.

In the 1980s Russell made four albums credited to the Tom Russell Band. Read Full BioTom Russell (born in Los Angeles in either 1947 or 1948) is an American singer-songwriter from California, currently living in El Paso, Texas. His music incorporates elements of folk, traditional country & western, border and cowboy music of the American West. Russell's songs have been recorded by artists such as Johnny Cash, Ian Tyson, Nanci Griffith, Dave Alvin and others. In addition to his music, he is also an artist and published author.

In the 1980s Russell made four albums credited to the Tom Russell Band. These featured Andrew Hardin and accordionist Fats Kaplin.

In the 1990s Russell made a number of solo albums, collaborated with blues singer Barrence Whitfield on two albums, and also recorded an acoustic album mixing original material with his favorite cowboy-themed songs. His albums include several guest appearances from other folk, country, and Americana artists, such as Chris Gaffney and Dave Alvin. His song "Outbound Plane", co-written with Nanci Griffith, became a Top Ten country hit for Suzy Bogguss. His most significant album from this period is the 1999 folk opera, The Man From God Knows Where.

His more recent albums include "Blood and Candle Smoke" (2009) and "Mesabi" (2011).