Wayout Peabody

In the fall of 1983, I took my 1966 Chevy Carryall, fitted-out to live in, along with my dog Joss and my homemade teepee. First trip was to Boise, ID, for my friends’ wedding. This was well before cell-phones. I was the best man in the wedding and told them I would be there. I left WA with plenty of time to arrive for the bachelor party. The bride was concerned I wouldn’t make it in time and was preparing for another best man. The groom told her I’d make it. And I did.

From there I went back to WA just to turn around and head to Libby, MT, to do some tree-thinning. I left there, on the day the local policeman told me I had to have new MT tabs. I snuck out of there and drove to Cuba, NM, to do some more tree-thinning. That’s where I met Wayout Peabody.

This song came about when the Songwriters in Seattle “Themed Songwriting Challenge” prompt was “wild.” First lyric: I met a “wild” man from New Mexico.

I don’t need to explain anything else because the song does that.

Wayout Peabody
Written by: Phil Kane (2023)

Long ago in New Mexico, I was thinning trees
I had my dog Joss, and a homemade teepee
One night looking for a drink, I went into this place
Where I met Wayout Peabody, with scars down his face

He was a wild-man, of New Mexico fame
Wayout Peabody was his name
He liked to drink, bourbon and beer
He liked an audience with a captive ear

Chorus:
He was Wayout, Wayout, Wayout Peabody was his name
He was Wayout, Wayout, Wayout Peabody was his name

I used to get the best sopapillas at a local restaurant
Where the smiling waitress there, was a woman to want
But Wayout told me, to forget her
Because the Sheriff there, was her father

Wayout told me about the night he got his scars
He was walking drunk, fell off a bridge too far
Wayout said he knew the secret, of the bigfoot tale
He said it was the offspring of a guy named David and a she-bear named Dale

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