(C.W. McCall, Bill Fries, Davis)
One cold, black of a Colorado winter It on Red Mountain Pass We warned ev'rybody that the Slide was An' 5-5-Oh was a But outta the plowshed, south a' Come a with a flashin' blue light We told that "Whatever you do, of the Riverslide Slide."
Now that knew he had a job to do Been dodgin' them slides for But we all knew, deep inside, He was livin' with a thing called 'Cause you don't around with an avalanche, son A men tried, and died Yeah, you get them plows past Creek Falls, You at the Riverside Slide
Now all a' us around Ouray County Seen a lotta them cold, black When the thing movin' is a big ol' plow Flashin' weird blue lights You drive them snowplows around these You gotta have a real thick 'Cause ya never quite what time a' the night You gonna die in the Slide
Well, it snowed six on the mountain that night An' we what was comin' on down An' so did the boy an' his flashin' blue When he that blade outta town Well, he took plow up 5-5-Oh An' he felt it to one side An' before he knew it, he was buried At the bottom of the Riverside
Yeah, all a' us folks around Ouray Seen a lotta them cold, nights When the only thing is a big ol' plow Flashin' them weird blue We found the boy in the early settin', the plow on its side Yeah, ya never quite know time a' the night You gonna die in the Riverside