The Ballad of True West

by The Arkham Hillbilly

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Straight outta the Weird West! This is a tribute to the world's greatest magazine, True West - with a Lovecraftian twist, of course.

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Time for the Nashville Shamblers show
Stop lollygagging, it’s time to go
Don yer hat and yer fancy vest
“Sure thing, boss, just as soon as I finish True West”

True West – all you need to know
True West – ‘bout Geronimo
True West – Wyatt Earp and Jesse James
Classic Gunfights with famous names

Zadok Allen was fadin’ fast
He was about to breath his last
I leaned in for his final request
“Get outta my light, can’t you see that I’m readin’ True West?”

True West – was the buscadero rig
True West – phony as a talking pig
True West – get the facts, not fiction
My whole band has got a subscription

This weird cult set their sights upon
Using the Necronomicon
To rustle Cthulhu from his rest
But they quit halfway when the mailman delivered True West

True West – makes your spurs a-jingle
True West – it makes Tombstone tingle
True West – see the guns and gear
Comin’ up on its 70th year

Hunted by a strange entity
I called Leroy and JT
“Rescue me from this cosmic pest!”
“No can do, cuz we just got the latest True West”

True West – no bull, no baloney
True West – made in Arizonee
True West – sets the record straight
How Wild Bill really met his fate

True West – gives you more vaquero
True West – for your dinero
True West – travel guides as well
Bitchin’ artwork by Bob Boze Bell

True West – ask why we’re so keen
True West – on this magazine
True West – is the best because
True West tells it like it was
True West!

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released October 10, 2021
The Arkham Hillbilly - vocals and acoustic guitar
Martin Wheatley - electric guitar and steel guitar
Colonel Hartley - bass and production

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The Arkham Hillbilly London, UK

Straight outta the Miskatonic Valley, I travel the west with my six-string in one hand and the Necronomicon in the other. With my band The Nashville Shamblers, I sing eldritch country songs. Official Member - Grand Ole Ones Opry!

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