Laugh Kills Lonesome - Michael Nesmith

All around the campfire stood seven dusty men

The cook was drinking applejack the cattle were all penned

Someone must have cracked a wise one because the men began to grin

Their smiles shot out like sunbeams and made the night give in

Because

Laugh kills lonesome every single time

That's why Charlie Russell painted it

And why it looks so fine

Laugh kills lonesome every single time

Roy and Dale and Pecos Bill they knew all about this

So did Walt and Hasui who gave it their own twist

Sometimes when things can't get much worse and life's become a fist

Someone will crack a wise one and laughter works like this huh-huh

Laugh kills lonesome every single time

That's why Charlie Russell painted it

And why it looks so fine

Laugh kills lonesome every single time

Laugh kills lonesome every single time

That's why Charlie Russell painted it in the first place

And why it looks so fine

Laugh kills lonesome every single time

Laugh kills lonesome

Laugh kills lonesome

Laugh kills lonesome every single time