We made along Red River the cattle as they bedded down Back at the wagons, right after We spread our on the ground
And me and Willie, we took the guard And the sage smelled so sweet The moon was blazin' silver No tonight for a stampede
Way over yonder, off in the Towards the mountains there in the Did I see lightnin', did I thunder My mind is weary, I could use rest
Then all at once, the wind directions The clouds rolls in the tumbleweeds These longhorn cattle, are restless God help us all, if they
Smell the rain, the thunder The midnight sky, black as death The lightnin' crashes, smell the It's rank and strong, it's breath
The cattle rise up and go to I my pony on and take the lead And across the herd, I can hear Willie Hey stampede!
clouds rise, as the rain falls They mix together, the air to mud I feel the longhorns brush me And I can feel the demons racin' my blood
Then all at once, my pony We hit the ground, I rise up to my In the flash of light, I can see the cattle Lord I know I'm die in this stampede
Then I awake and I look me I'm in my and I'm layin' on the ground Over the wagon and there's the campfire I was dreamin', but what's that sound?
Then I the earth tremble underneath me As the sky begins to bleed And the blackness I can hear Willie yellin' Hey stampede!