The Strawberry Roan-Marty Robbins

[ti:The Strawberry Roan] [ar:Marty Robbins] [al:Trail Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Strawberry Roan - Marty Robbins [00:04.34]I was hangin' around town just spendin' my time [00:08.20] [00:09.07]Out of a job not earnin' a dime [00:12.34] [00:13.41]A feller steps up and he said "I suppose [00:16.59] [00:17.76]You're a bronc fighter from the looks of your clothes" [00:21.11] [00:22.10]"You figures me right I'm a good one" I claim [00:25.65] [00:26.20]"Do you happen to have any bad ones to tame " [00:29.77] [00:30.79]Said "He's got one a bad one to buck [00:34.22] [00:35.17]For throwin' good riders he's had lots of luck" [00:38.43] [00:42.58]I gets all het up and I ask what he pays [00:46.98]To ride this old nag for a couple of days [00:50.29] [00:51.14]He offered me ten I said "I'm your man [00:54.54] [00:55.61]A bronc never lived that I couldn't fan" [00:58.83] [00:59.82]He said "Get your saddle I'll give you a chance" [01:03.24] [01:03.94]In his buckboard we hops [01:05.67]And he drives to the ranch [01:07.57] [01:08.18]I stayed until mornin' and right after chuck [01:11.82] [01:12.62]I stepped out to see if this outlaw can buck [01:16.28] [01:20.55]Down in the horse corral standin' alone [01:23.52] [01:24.41]Is an old Caballo a Strawberry Roan [01:27.82] [01:28.72]His legs are all spavined he's got pigeon toes [01:32.42] [01:33.15]Little pig eyes and a big Roman nose [01:36.71] [01:37.80]Little pin ears that touch at the tip [01:41.03] [01:41.92]A big 44 brand was on his left hip [01:45.28] [01:46.13]U-necked and old with a long lower jaw [01:49.38] [01:50.19]I could see with one eye he's a regular outlaw [01:53.48] [01:57.70]I gets the blinds on 'im and it sure is a fright [02:01.45] [02:02.32]Next comes the saddle and I screws it down tight [02:05.46] [02:06.40]Then I steps on 'im and I raises the blinds [02:09.81] [02:10.72]Get out the way boys he's gonna unwind [02:13.91] [02:14.85]He sure is a frog-walker he heaves a big sigh [02:18.32] [02:19.27]He only lacks wings for to be on the fly [02:22.71] [02:23.30]He turns his old belly right up to the sun [02:26.95] [02:27.86]He sure is a sun-fishin' son-of-a-gun [02:31.90] [02:35.11]He's about the worst bucker [02:36.84] [02:37.35]I've seen on the range [02:38.99] [02:39.59]He'll turn on a Nickel and give you some change [02:42.96] [02:43.61]He hits on all fours and goes up on high [02:47.26] [02:48.16]Leaves me a spinnin' up there in the sky [02:51.53] [02:52.23]I turns over twice and I comes back to earth [02:55.87] [02:56.56]I lights in the cussin' the day of his birth [03:00.00] [03:00.71]I know there are ponies that I cannot ride [03:04.00] [03:05.00]There's some of them left they haven't all died [03:08.68] [03:09.37]I'll bet all my money [03:10.96] [03:11.74]The man ain't alive [03:12.91] [03:13.56]That'll stay with Old Strawberry [03:15.15] [03:15.78]When he makes his high dive