Old Red-Marty Robbins

[ti:Old Red] [ar:Marty Robbins] [al:Return of the Gunfighter] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Old Red - Marty Robbins [00:04.91]Old Red was one of the onriest yet [00:08.25]I'd seen at the big rodeo [00:12.03]He'd bite you and kick you and stomp out your life [00:16.00]Old Red had never been rode [00:20.19]Meaner than sin wild as the wind [00:23.69]That blew on the Montana plains [00:27.44]Old Red was one of the last of his kind [00:31.46]And wasn't about to be tamed [00:35.33]From Idaho a young cowboy came [00:39.00]To ride in the big rodeo [00:42.68]The young cowboy's name was Billy McLain [00:46.54]And Billy had never been thrown [00:50.72]The greatest desire filled young Billy's heart [00:54.10]To ride this old outlaw called Red [00:57.60]He drew him one day and I heard Billy say [01:01.56]''I'll ride him or drop over dead '' [01:05.23] [01:06.10]Old Red was wicked down there in the shoot [01:09.40]He was kickin' and stompin' about [01:12.59] [01:13.21]Billy climbed into the saddle with ease [01:16.88]Then yelled ''Turn 'em loose let us out '' [01:19.93] [01:20.93]Old Red came out with his head on the ground [01:24.67]His back hooves were touchin' his nose [01:27.53] [01:28.34]Tryin' to get rid of the man on his back [01:32.33]But the man went wherever he'd go [01:35.13] [01:36.25]Billy was rackin' Old Red with his spurs [01:39.65]From the tail to the tip of his chin [01:43.15] [01:43.70]He was doin' right well but Billy could tell [01:47.51]This outlaw would never give in [01:50.46] [01:51.59]Old Red was runnin' straight for the fence [01:55.14]Suddenly stoppin' and then [01:58.70]He reared on his hind legs then fell on his back [02:02.69]Takin' poor Billy with him [02:05.94] [02:06.50]There was a hush in the crowd and they knew [02:10.32]This would be Billy's last ride [02:13.44] [02:14.07]The saddle horn crushed Billy's chest when they fell [02:17.77]And under Old Red Billy died [02:21.12] [02:21.75]Old Red lay still no more would he move [02:25.17]The cowboys that seen it could tell [02:28.41] [02:28.92]In trying to throw Billy off his back [02:32.59]Old Red broke his neck when he fell [02:36.59]Out in the west is the place where they rest [02:40.29]This cowboy that never was thrown [02:44.05]And one foot away restin' there neath the clay [02:47.60]Was the outlaw that never was rode