Pancho and Lefty

Comment #5

Rip Snorter — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:14:01 GMT

Yeah, it's a fiction song. Has nothing at all to do with Pancho Villa. Those times in Mexico were full of men a lot like Pancho in the song. I don't doubt Townes called him Pancho because of Villa, but the song's about people, as opposed to an individual. Thanks for the comment. Jack

Comment #4

cowgirlpoet — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:04:50 GMT

I always assumed the song was based loosly on the life (and death) of Pancho Villa. Is it just a fictional ballad, then? I have a couple of horses named for this song. Pancho is a great one at figuring out any catch we put on the barn door, it's a wonder he hasn't foundered from all the purloined sweet feed he's gotten into. Lefty always gives him away, though, as he waits just outside the corral gate where he can be easily seen.

Comment #3

Rip Snorter — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 03:28:04 GMT

Jack

Comment #2

Rip Snorter — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 03:24:59 GMT

Thanks for the comment. Jack

Comment #1

LANTERN — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 03:09:51 GMT

Yes, those on the picture are Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata, both Generals of the revolutionary army. Both were killed yes.

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Rip Snorter — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:56:48 GMT