Rider On The Rim

Heres another good Red Steagall song. I don't know what key he plays it in but () was the only key I could make work and it seems to work pretty good. () teen A city kid from Dallas, wet behind the ears and () green He () log and not the kind you'd pick to ride the () boggs () The boss had throwed this kid and me together for the drive () fight () For it ain't no place for tender feet, cause where we had to go () grow The () tricks And I'll give the kid his credit boys he stayed and took his () licks Cause () again And we wondered how much practicin this city () stand () At the head of an arroyo where the tamarac grow tall () draw () The country's pretty open and the draw ain't very deep () steep It was () the light was sorta dim () Thru the mist I saw a ghostly rider on the rim () He waved his hat and motioned to go back the way I come () gone () draw I knowed the kids in trouble I could feel it in my () crawl From () sand The gray was usin all his tricks the () hand () But up beneath a cutbank where the trail is slick and steep () underneath () His foot run thru the stirrup, holdin to the horses head () death The () ground I slipped my gutline round his neck, the kid got turned () around So's () feet Then we rode out together but we () speak () A dozen times I've ridden out along the canyon rim () again () And I don't really care if you believe a word I say () day It was () the light was kinda dim () Thru the mist I saw a ghostly rider on the rim () If I live to be a hundred I will not forget the day () pray.............. (Slowing) How to pray......... How to ()