Old Red

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1)Old Red was one of the orn'-ry-est
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  I'd seen at the big rode-o
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  He'd bite you and kick you and 
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stomp out your life
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  Old Red had never been rode.

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2)Meaner than sin - wild as the wind
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  That blew on the Montana plains
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  Old Red was one of the last of his
 breed
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  Was-n't about to be tamed.

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3)From Idaho a young cowboy came
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  To ride in the big rode- o
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  The young cowboy's name was Billy 
McLane
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  And Billy had never been throwed.

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4)The greatest de-sire filled young 
Billy's heart
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  To ride this old outlaw called Red
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  He drew him one day and I heard 
Billy say
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  "I'll ride 'im or drop over dead."

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5)Old Red was wicked down there in 
the chute
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  He was kickin' and stompin' a-bout
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  Billy climbed into the saddle with
 ease
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  Then yelled: "Turn 'im loose - 
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let us out."

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6)Old Red came out with his head on 
the ground
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  His back hooves were touchin' his
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 nose
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  Tryin' to get rid of the man on 
his back
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  But the man went wherever he'd go.

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7)Billy was rakin' Old Red with his 
spurs
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  From his tail - to the tip of his 
chin
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  He was doin' right well - but 
Billy could tell
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  This outlaw would never give in.
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8)Old Red was runnin' straight for 
the fence
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  Suddenly stoppin' and then
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  He reared on his hind legs and 
fell on his back
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  Takin' poor Billy with him.
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9)There was a hush in the crowd and 
they knew
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  This would be Billy's last ride
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  The saddle horn crushed Billy's 
chest when they fell
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  And under Old Red Billy died.
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10)Old Red lay still - no more would
 he move
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   The cowboys that seen it - could 
tell
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   In tryin' to throw Billy off of 
his back
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   Old Red broke his neck when he 
fell.
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11)Out in the west - is the place 
where they rest
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   This cowboy that never was 
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throwed
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   And one foot away - resting there
 'neath the clay
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   Is the - outlaw -- that -- never 
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--- was --- rode.