Ride, Cowboy, Ride
by Marty Robbins
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Ride, cowboy, ride
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Don't ride too slow
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Tucson's a mighty long way yet to go
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He started his long ride in Prescott
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The sun was a hundred or more
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On down he rode at full gallop
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Into the flat desert floor
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Driving the big herd to Flagstaff
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In Prescott the letter was there
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Happiness soon would be sorrow
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Sad news the letter did bear
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Don't go too slow
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You've a long way to go
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Your darlin' now lies on her deathbed
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Racked by fever and pain
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Reaching for you at her bedside
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At each breath she's callin' your name
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Forward he leaned in the saddle
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Pushing through mesquite and sage
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His head never raised for a greeting
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As he passed the Wickenburg stage
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Ride, cowboy, ride
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Don't ride too slow
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Tucson's a mighty long way yet to go
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In Phoenix he traded horses
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Now on the back of this roan
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He could see visions of Tucson
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His darlin' and their lovely home
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Ride, cowboy, ride
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Don't ride too slow
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There's still a hundred and twenty to go
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In through the ranch gate he galloped
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And without breaking his stride
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He bounded out of the saddle
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And rushed to his sweet darlin's side
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Then as the dyin' girl saw him
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A smile came over her face
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Holding her hand as it tightened
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Barely had he won the race
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On through the blue
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She'll be waiting for you
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Ride, cowboy, ride
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On through the blue
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Ride, cowboy, ride
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She'll be waiting for you
[Thanks to Joe Q. for tabs]
