Misc Originals – Carter West Welker - Prickly Pear Picking (Guitar)

         E                A
When the soil is bare and dry ya might fear

       B                    E
You’re in a land where your fate is clear

E                    A
Nothing is sweet, oh nothing’s a treat

B                             E
Nothing distracts ya from the pain in your feet

         E                            A
But I’ll tell you my friend, oh you don’t have to deal

          B                              E
With the seeds and the tumbleweeds your tastebuds feel

          E                           A
It’s a bloom in the desert, oh with spines in the air

         B                            E
It’s a lovely little fruit called the prickly pear

  E             A
Prickly pear, prickly pear

B                      E
Mesa spirit won’t you answer my prayer?

E                       A
Red and tender, it’s a cactus fig

    B                        E
A spiked desert fruit oh I squeal like a pig

  E                    A
Quiero las tunas en mi almuerzo

B                             E
Siempre tendra un lugar en mi corazon

           E                   A
Well this bud in the dry basin arid heat

           B                                 E
Might not look like something that you would want to eat

            E                          A
But if you pick it from the pad quite careful and clean

        B                               E
With a glove on your hand because those hairs are mean

  E                           A
Scrub those thorns off, and repeat to be sure

        B                           E
Make a pile of little barbs right there on the floor

E                           A
Cut the ends off with your pocket knife

     B                      E
And peel the husk off to reveal the life

  E             A
Prickly pear, prickly pear

B                      E
Mesa spirit won’t you answer my prayer?

E                       A
Red and tender, it’s a cactus fig

    B                        E
A spiked desert fruit oh I squeal like a pig

  E                    A
Quiero las tunas en mi almuerzo

B                             E
Siempre tendra un lugar en mi corazon

E                      A
Seed it, juice it, or eat it right there

B                          E
Anyway you beat the heat I couldn’t care

     E                              A
You won’t forget the taste when it lands on your tongue

B                          E
Sugary and light as if an angel had sung

      E                              A
So I hope for your sake when you’re out on the trail

      B                            E
Just remember this tune and honey you won’t fail

      E                         A
Just look for a cactus with a bright red flower

        B                E
It’s a food to enjoy at any ol’ hour

  E             A
Prickly pear, prickly pear

B                      E
Mesa spirit won’t you answer my prayer?

E                       A
Red and tender, it’s a cactus fig

    B                        E
A spiked desert fruit oh I squeal like a pig

  E                    A
Quiero las tunas en mi almuerzo

B                          B      E
Siempre tendra un lugar en mi corazon