The Cisco Kid

War

- written by War (Howard Scott, B. B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan,

Harold Brown, Papa Dee Allen, Charles Miller and Lee Oskar)

- as recorded by War on their 1973 album "The World Is A Ghetto"

- single released March 3, 1973

- entered the Billboard Top 40 the week of March 24, 1973 and

stayed for 12 weeks, peaking at #2 the week of April 28, 1973



The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine

He drink whiskey, Poncho drink the wine



We met down on the fort of Rio Grande

We met down on the fort of Rio Grande

Eat the salted peanuts out of can

Eat the salted peanuts out the can



The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort

The outlaws had us pinned down at the fort

Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port

Cisco came in blastin', drinkin' port



They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel

They rode the sunset, horse was made of steel

Chased a gringo last night through a field

Chased a gringo last night through a field



The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine



The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid was a friend of mine



The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine

The Cisco Kid he was a friend of mine

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