Old Red-Marty Robbins

[ti:Old Red] [ar:Marty Robbins] [al:Marty Robbins Hits, Vol. 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.69]Old Red - Marty Robbins [00:02.78]Written by：M. Robbins [00:03.70] [00:04.86]Old Red was one of the onriest yet [00:08.30]I'd seen at the big rodeo [00:10.79] [00:12.09]He'd bite you and kick you and stomp out your life [00:15.62] [00:16.19]Old Red had never been rode [00:18.64] [00:20.11]Meaner than sin wild as the wind [00:23.76]That blew on the Montana plains [00:26.37] [00:27.63]Old Red was one of the last of his breed [00:31.34]Wasn't about to be tamed [00:34.42] [00:35.44]From Idaho a young cowboy came [00:39.00]To ride in the big rodeo [00:41.87] [00:42.79]The young cowboy's name was Billy McLain [00:46.46]And Billy had never been thrown [00:49.33] [00:50.69]The greatest desire filled young Billy's heart [00:54.15]To ride this old outlaw called Red [00:56.85] [00:58.16]He drew him one day and I heard Billy say [01:01.78]I'll ride him or drop over dead [01:04.47] [01:06.11]Old Red was wicked down there in the shoot [01:09.38]He was kickin' and stompin' about [01:11.90] [01:13.59]Billy climbed into the saddle with ease [01:17.08]Then yelled turn 'em loose let us out [01:19.59] [01:21.30]Old Red came out with his head on the ground [01:24.69]His back hooves were touchin' his nose [01:27.31] [01:28.83]Tryin' to get rid of the man on his back [01:32.29]But the man went wherever he'd go [01:34.84] [01:36.60]Billy was rackin' Old Red with his spurs [01:39.78]From the tail to the tip of his chin [01:42.57] [01:43.77]He was doin' right well but Billy could tell [01:46.98] [01:47.51]This outlaw would never give in [01:49.90] [01:51.46]Old Red was runnin' straight for the fence [01:54.60] [01:55.14]Suddenly stoppin' and then [01:57.65] [01:58.69]He reared on his hind legs then fell on his back [02:02.03] [02:02.56]Takin' poor Billy with him [02:05.18] [02:06.62]There was a hush in the crowd and they knew [02:09.71] [02:10.34]This would be Billy's last ride [02:13.03] [02:13.98]The saddle horn crushed Billy's chest when they fell [02:17.83]And under Old Red Billy died [02:20.41] [02:21.86]Old Red lay still no more would he move [02:25.20]The cowboys that seen it could tell [02:27.94] [02:29.00]In trying to throw Billy off his back [02:32.68]Old Red broke his neck when he fell [02:35.29] [02:36.89]Out in the west is the place where they rest [02:40.25]This cowboy that never was thrown [02:42.96] [02:44.19]And one foot away restin' there neath the clay [02:47.74]Is the outlaw that never was rode