Wagner's Waterloo

from Diary of a Coaltown by Gordon Carter

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 CAD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

On the twenty third of March nineteen thirteen
The Coal Port of Union Bay was quiet and serene
Constable Ross and Westaway were making their rounds
Nothing ever happened in this quiet little town

In the Fraser Bishop Store they saw a strange light
They went in to check it out it was just another night
Without fear or apprehension they both walked through the door
Westaway came face to face with a deadly forty four.

Chorus:
Henry Wagner was an outlaw he robbed them banks and trains
He rode with the Wild Bunch on the Colorado Plains
Cassidy and Sundance they disappeared its a mystery to this day
But Wagner met his waterloo right here in Union Bay

The outlaw raised his pistol and fired it in the dark
As if guided by the devil's hand the bullet found its mark
With brute force and a billy club Ross brought that outlaw down
And in the fight followed he laid him on the ground

Bridge
Goodbye Harry Westaway goodbye my friend
Your memory lives in our hearts until we meet again

The preacher at the service and the town folks gathered round
They all cried for Westaway when they laid him in the ground
As for Henry Wagner they sentenced him to die
They hung him in Nanai
mo upon the gallows high.

Chorus

credits

from Diary of a Coaltown, released June 21, 2008
Gordon Carter - Vocals and Guitar
Trent Freeman - Fiddle

license

about

Gordon Carter Courtenay, British Columbia

contact / help

Contact Gordon Carter

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Gordon Carter, you may also like:

Fragile as Humans
by Emily Barker

Australian singer-songwriter explores self-examination, loneliness, and post-pandemic malaise through delicate, empathetic folk pop. Bandcamp New & Notable May 5, 2024
go to album
Collapse List
by Novo Amor

Big, emotive pop songs with expansive instrumentation and heartrending vocals. Bandcamp New & Notable May 3, 2024
go to album
Cabana
by Lau Ro

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 30, 2024
go to album
Requiem for a Planet
by Beams

The Toronto-based sextet make moody, cinematic sounding music that blends psych-folk and post-rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2024
go to album
Mind, Man, Medicine
by The Secret Sisters

The Alabama duo's fifth album exults in dusty Americana, showcasing rich vocal harmonies alongside blissful folk instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2024
go to album
Little Sun
by Charlie Parr

More contemplative folk from the Minnesota singer-songwriter, sustained by raw full-band arrangements and philosophical lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2024
go to album
Cold Sea
by Oisin Leech

Irish singer-songwriter Oisin Leech's acoustic folk music is characterized by its muted beauty and intimate, solitary quality. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2024
go to album