E Oh the Deadwood stage is rolling on over the plains B With the curtains flapping and the driver slapping the reins E Beautiful sky a wonderful day B E Whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away [Verse 2] E Oh the Deadwood stage is heading on over the hills B Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine quills E Dangerous land no time to delay B E So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away [Bridge A1] A E B E We're heading straight for town loaded down with a fancy cargo A E B E Care of Wells and Fargo Illinois - boy [Verse 3] E Oh the Deadwood stage is coming on over the crest B Like a homing pigeon that's hankering after its nest E Twenty three miles we've covered today B E So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away [Bridge A2] A E B E The wheels go turning round homeward bound can't you hear them humming A E B E Happy times are coming for to stay - hey [Verse 4] E We'll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon B And our hearts are thumping like a mandolin plunking a tune E When I get home I'm fixing to stay B E So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away B B E Whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away [Instrumental- Key of A] [Verse 5] C Introducin' Henry Miller C G G7 Just as busy as a fizzy sarsparilla C C7 He's a showman and he's smarter C# C#7 Operates the Golden Garter C D7 Where the cream of Deadwood City come to dine Dm N.C. C And I'm glad to say he's a very good friend of mine [Bridge B] F C G C Hi, Joe. Say, where d'you get them fancy clothes? F C D7 G I know! Off some fellow's laundry line F C G C Hi, Beau. Aren't you the Prairie Rose? D7 G Smelling like a watermelon vine [Verse 6] C Here's a man the Sheriff watches C G G7 On his gun there's more 'n twenty-seven notches C C7 On the draw there's no one faster C# C#7 And you're flirting with disaster C D7 When Bill Hickok's reputation you malign Dm N.C. D7 G C And I'm glad to say he's a very good friend of a friend of mine