"Streets of New Reno" is a song sung by The Lonesome Drifter in the Aces Theater at The Tops casino. He must first be recruited for the theater; see the quest Talent Pool for more information.
Lyrics[]
As I walked out in the streets of New Reno
As I walked out in New Reno one day
I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen
Wrapped in white linen and cold as the clay
"Oh, beat the drums slowly and play the fife lowly
Play the dead march as you bear me along
Take me to the valley and lay the sod o'er me
I'm a young cowboy; I know I've done wrong"
"I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy"
These words he did say as I slowly walked by
"Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story
I'm shot in the chest and today I must die"
"Go bring me a cup, a cup of cold water
to cool my parched lips," the cowboy then said
Before I returned his soul had departed
and gone to the roundup; the cowboy was dead
"Oh, beat the drums slowly and play the fife lowly
Play the dead march as you bear me along
Take me to the valley and lay the sod o'er me
For I'm a young cowboy; I know I've done wrong"
Notes[]
- The song is set to the tune of, and shares lyrics with, the traditional ballad "Streets of Laredo."
- In the credits, it is listed as one of the songs on Radio New Vegas, but in fact it is not played on any radio station.
- 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]
- Sawyer later elaborated further on the song itself:
It should be noted that The Streets of Laredo dates back far before Marty Robbins. Like many great country songs, it's part of an American folk tradition that stretches into the 19th century, often borrowing from English, Scottish, and Irish songs.
The Unfortunate Rake, which was the basis for Streets of Laredo, also morphed into St. James Infirmary Blues (Arcade Gannon’s theme song in the Black Isle tabletop campaign).”— Joshua Sawyer on Tumblr (archived)Video[]
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)
