Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an Austin, Texas honky-tonk/country musician. Ely, born in Amarillo, spent his formative years from age 12 in Lubbock, Texas. Shortly after high school, in 1970, with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. According to Ely, "Jimmie was like a well of country music. He knew everything about it.
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Queen Of Heaven Lyrics

Joe Ely

(Pierce, Joe Ely, T. J. Nabors)

She rides a horse named Las Grimas

through deserted railway stations

Blood red lips through a cloud of

dust

in her quest for the crucifiction

She's the Queen of Heaven,

Sweetheart of the rodeo,

Heroine of hometown corridos,

finder of your silver dime,

Border radio valentine

Blue Ribbon winner at the South

Plains fair

She's a desert solitaire

Would yon like to dance a brand

new dance ?

It's called the New World Tango,

it's leaving its bloody hand print

from Lima to Durango

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