Hal Blaine / Lorne Greene-Ringo

Lorne Greene (1915~1987)

본명 Lyon Himan Green으로 카나다 Ottawa시에서 태어난 배우, 가수겸 방송인으로

1959년부터 1973년까지 방영된 NBC TV의 웨스턴 드라마 Bonanaza에서 아버지인

Ben Cartwright역을 맡아 인기를 누렸다.

 

 Lorne Greene-Ringo (64, #1)

 

노래도 좋지만 가사 내용이 마치 감동적인 서부극 한편을 보는 듯한 내용이다.

묘한 인연으로 그를 죽음의 문턱에서 구해낸 보안관이 결국은 그를 죽게 만든다는

내용으로 서부를 떨게 만들던 악당이 그래도 인간미는 있었다는 것으로 자세한

내용은 아래 가사를 참조하시기 바란다.

 

 

He lay face down in the desert sand
Clutching his six-gun in his hand
Shot from behind, I thought he was dead
But under his heart was an ounce of lead
But a spark still burned so I used my knife
And late that night I saved the life of Ringo

I nursed him till the danger passed
The days went by, he mended fast
Then from dawn till setting sun
He practiced with that deadly gun
And hour on hour I watched in awe
No human being could match the draw of Ringo

One day we rode the mountain crest
And I went east and he went west
I took to law and wore a star
While he spread terror near and far
With lead and blood he gained such fame
All through the West they feared the name of Ringo

I knew someday I'd face the test
Which one of us would be the best
And sure enough the word came down
That he was holed up in the town
I left the posse out in the street
And I went in alone to meet Ringo

They said my speed was next to none
But my lightning draw had just begun
When I heard a blast that stung my wrist
The gun went flying from my fist
And I was looking down the bore
Of the deadly .44 of Ringo

They say that was the only time
That anyone had seen him smile
He slowly lowered his gun and then
He said to me "We're even, friend"
And so at last I understood
That there was still a spark of good in Ringo

I blocked the path of his retreat
He turned and stepped into the street
A dozen guns spit fire and lead
A moment later, he lay dead
The town began to shout and cheer
Nowhere was there shed a tear for Ringo

The story spread throughout the land
That I had beaten Ringo's hand
And it was just the years, they say
That made me put my guns away
But on his grave they can't explain
The tarnished star above the name of Ringo

 

아래는 Lorne Greene이 불렀던 Bonanza의 주제가이다.

실제 TV에서는 그의 노래버젼이 아닌 연주곡 버젼으로 방영되었지만.....

 

Lorne Greene - Bonanza