"Home on the Wastes" is a song sung by the Lonesome Drifter in the Aces Theater at the Tops casino in Fallout: New Vegas. He must first be recruited for the theater; see the quest Talent Pool for more information.
Lyrics[]
Oh, give me a home where the bighorners roam.
Where the mole rat and the fire gecko play.
Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word,
And my skin is not glowing all day.
Home, home on the wastes,
Where the mole rat and the fire gecko play.
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And my skin is not glowing all day.
Where the rads ain't too high, the water's not bad,
The radscorps are playful and mild.
Oh, I would not exchange this home on the wastes,
For all the big cities so wild.
Home, home on the wastes.
Where the Master's great armies once plagued.
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And my rads are not rising all day.
Home, home on the wastes,
Where the mole rat and the fire gecko play.
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And my skin is not glowing all day.
Notes[]
- The song is set to the tune of, and shares lyrics with, the traditional ballad "Home on the Range".
- In the credits, it is listed as one of the songs on Radio New Vegas, but will only air if the quest Talent Pool is completed.
- The song is adapted and performed by Joshua Sawyer, the lead designer and project director of Fallout: New Vegas. The guitar segments for the song were performed by Nathaniel Chapman. In the in-game credits, the rights to the song are listed as "courtesy of Bethesda Softworks LLC."[1][2]
- The song is also featured in the trailer for the Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition.[3]
Video[]
"Home on the Wastes" [1]
References[]
- ↑ Fallout: New Vegas credits
- ↑ Question: "I noticed you wrote and performed a few songs for the soundtrack. What instrument do you play?"
Joshua Sawyer: "I actually don't play any instruments (unless you count the dulcitar I just started to learn). The guitar parts for the Lonesome Drifter's songs were performed by Nathaniel Chapman and James Melilli."
(Joshua Sawyer Formspring posts/2011) - ↑ Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition trailer on YouTube
