The Ballad of Lavoy (A Cowboy's Stand)

Found this on YouTube "Dedicated to the memory of Lavoy Finicum..." (C) Brian Elmore 2016

The Ballad of Lavoy (A Cowboy’s Stand)
(revised 1/30/2016)

On a mountain side
Not afraid to die
No gun in sight
With his hands held high

They shot him down
On his way to town
A cowboy’s stand
Against the man

CHORUS
Now he rides his colt
On an open range
Underneath a clear blue sky

Sings a cowboy song
As the coyotes sing along
The spirit of Lavoy
Rides tonight

Freedom dies
and lives are lost
The Sheriff rides
the horse blood bought

Good men stir
across the land
When they hear
of the Cowboy’s stand

CHORUS

There’s a storm on the horizon
The Eagle only slumbers for so long
Face down in the snow, a cowboy’s dying
For the right to be left alone

Now he rides his colt
On an open range
Underneath a clear blue sky

Sings a cowboy song
As the coyotes sing along
The spirit of Lavoy
Rides tonight

On a mountain side
Not afraid to die
No gun in sight
With his hands held high

They shot him down
On his way to town
A cowboy’s stand
Against the man

I'm disappointed that we aren't hearing more about Lavoy Finicum. This man was a well-spoken patriot who was obviously not a danger to anyone, but his message was a danger to the tyrants in charge who ordered him silenced. Watch his interviews and you will see an intelligent man who is easy to relate to, who can articulate his views in a way others could understand, and that's why he had to be stopped by the tyrants in power. The governor of Oregon, it's two senators, and people in the federal government decided it was time to end the peaceful protest because their message was starting to spread. They demanded a use of force to end it because it was starting to scare them. They weren't going to allow the Bundy group to meet with a Constitutional Sheriff in the neighboring county who supported them, and gave orders to stop them no matter what the cost. That's what lead to the ambush and murder of a decent man.

There are people who need to go to prison who are involved in this, and we need a respected Constitutional Sheriff's department investigating this. Those involved in the current investigation are not trusted for good reason, but when we have so little coverage about this from more friendly media we will never know the complete truth.

I think all our presidential candidates need to be asked about the issues the Bundy group were fighting for, while giving their views on the killing of Lavoy Finicum. I know a lot of people don't want to bring up this issue in the primaries, but I disagree with that and think they need to be forced into making a statement on it. Those in the so-called Conservative media need to let their positions on this issue be known as well. As far as I know Michael Savage is the only on that's said anything about it. I just find it incredibly sad to see a fellow patriot's face shot off without much of a reaction. This man's sacrifice shouldn't be in vain. The videos of Finicum explaining his cause, and why he decided to take a stand should be spread all over the Internet and played on talk radio. This man wasn't a crazy fanatic, and he needs to be seen as the martyr that he is. It's time for all patriots to take a stand.

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