Lyrics to
Buffalo Gal

This version of Buffalo Gal was released by Thin Lizzy in 1972.

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Buffalo

Buffalo Gal,
you’ve had your fun
Your button’s undone
and the time’s right for slaughter
Buffalo Gal
You’re thirsty and there’s no more water
Like the lamb on the altar
And it’s sad to see you looking down and feeling blue
Try your best to get on up and see it through
In a while you might smile and see the sun
Oww, the day has begun

And Buffalo Gal,
they’re closing down the old dance hall
Ummm, Buffalo Gal,
what we gonna do now?

Buffalo Gal,
due to these circumstances
there’s no more dances
Buffalo gal,
all your chances of further romances
will have to be nil
’til I can get it sung
Is a shame your only claim to fame is Jessie James
You know his middle name
That’s very strange
Stranger, you knew a friend called the Friendly Ranger
Oh, ya shared the danger

Buffalo

Buffalo Gal,
you must try a big step
You’ve got a big jump ahead
Buffalo gal,
the show left town
spreading sunshine all around
And it’s bad to see ya, ooh, lookin’ blue
Dry your eyes and I’ll apologise for all the lies
Try a smile and in a while, just in a while
you’ll be smiling through

Ooh, Buffalo Gal,
they’re closin’ down the old dance hall (Buffalo Gal, Gal)
And Buffalo Gal,
oh, you look so good somehow (Buffalo Gal)
Oh Buffalo Gal,
oh, that’s such a pretty dress (Buffalo Gal)
Buffalo Gal,
the show left town (Buffalo Gal, Gal)
Buffalo Gal,
take a picture
of Buffalo Gal (Buffalo )

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About Lyrics and Buffalo Gal by Thin Lizzy

The lyrics for Buffalo Gal are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1972 song by Thin Lizzy. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Buffalo Gal have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Buffalo Gal - Thin Lizzy and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Buffalo Gal by Thin Lizzy in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Buffalo Gal" means the words set to the music of Buffalo Gal, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Thin Lizzy. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Buffalo Gal and the lyrics to Buffalo Gal are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Thin Lizzy who came here looking just for the lyrics to Buffalo Gal, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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