Lee Marvin~ "Wand'rin Star" [Paint Your Waggon] (1969)

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Published on Feb 12, 2013

 

Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 August 29, 1987) was an American film actor. Known for his gravelly voice, white hair and 6'2" stature, Marvin at first did supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hard-boiled characters.

In 1950, Marvin moved to Hollywood. He quickly found work in supporting roles, and from the beginning was cast in various Western or war films. As a decorated combat veteran, Marvin was a natural in war dramas, where he frequently assisted the director and other actors in realistically portraying infantry movement, arranging costumes, and even adjusting war surplus military prop firearms.

He had a hit song with "Wand'rin' Star" from the western musical Paint Your Wagon (1969).

LYRICS:

I was born under a wanderin star
I was born under a wanderin star

Wheels are made for rollin
Mules are made to pack
I never seen a sight that didnt look better looking back.

I was born under a wanderin star

Mud can make you prisoner
And the plains can bake you dry
Snow can burn your eyes
But only people make you cry
Home is made for comin from
For dreams of goin to
Which with any luck will never come true

I was born under a wanderin star
I was born under a wanderin star

Do I know where hell is?
Hell is in Hello
Heaven is good-bye forever
Its time for me to go

I was born under a wanderin star
A wanderin wanderin star

Mud can make you prisoner
And the plains can bake you dry
Snow can burn your eyes
But only people make you cry
Home is made for comin from
For dreams of goin to
Which with any luck will never come true

I was born under a wanderin star
I was born under a wanderin star

When I get to heaven
Tie me to a tree
Or Ill begin to roam
And soon you know where I will be

I was born under a wanderin star
A wanderin wanderin star

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