Old Red

***st Fret ***KEY: Eb/PLAY: D 1)Old Red was one of the orn'-ry-est yet I'd seen at the big rode-o He'd bite you and kick you and stomp out your life Old Red had never been rode. 2)Meaner than sin - wild as the wind That blew on the Montana plains Old Red was one of the last of his breed Was-n't about to be tamed. 3)From Idaho a young cowboy came To ride in the big rode- o The young cowboy's name was Billy McLane And Billy had never been throwed. 4)The greatest de-sire filled young Billy's heart To ride this old outlaw called Red He drew him one day and I heard Billy say "I'll ride 'im or drop over dead." 5)Old Red was wicked down there in the chute He was kickin' and stompin' a-bout Billy climbed into the saddle with ease Then yelled: "Turn 'im loose - let us out." 6)Old Red came out with his head on the ground His back hooves were touchin' his nose Tryin' to get rid of the man on his back But the man went wherever he'd go. 7)Billy was rakin' Old Red with his spurs From his tail - to the tip of his chin He was doin' right well - but Billy could tell This outlaw would never give in. 8)Old Red was runnin' straight for the fence Suddenly stoppin' and then He reared on his hind legs and fell on his back Takin' poor Billy with him. 9)There was a hush in the crowd and they knew This would be Billy's last ride The saddle horn crushed Billy's chest when they fell And under Old Red Billy died. 10)Old Red lay still - no more would he move The cowboys that seen it - could tell In tryin' to throw Billy off of his back Old Red broke his neck when he fell. 11)Out in the west - is the place where they rest This cowboy that never was throwed And one foot away - resting there 'neath the clay Is the - outlaw -- that -- never --- was --- rode.