We made camp Red River Watched the cattle as they down Back at the wagons, after supper We spread our bedrolls on the
And me and Willie, we took the guard And the sage smelled so sweet The prairie moon was silver No chance for a stampede
Way yonder, off in the distance Towards the mountains there in the Did I see lightnin', did I hear My mind is weary, I use some rest
Then all at once, the shifts directions The clouds rolls in the tumbleweeds These longhorn cattle, are gettin' God help us all, if they
Smell the rain, hear the The sky, turns black as death The lightnin' crashes, smell the It's rank and strong, it's breath
The cattle up and go to runnin' I spur my pony on and the lead And the herd, I can hear Willie yellin' Hey stampede!
Dust clouds rise, as the falls They mix together, the air to mud I feel the longhorns against me And I can the demons racin' through my blood
Then all at once, my pony We hit the ground, I up to my knees In the flash of light, I can see the comin' Lord I I'm gonna die in this stampede
Then I and I look around me I'm in my bedroll and I'm layin' on the Over there's the wagon and the campfire I was dreamin', but what's that sound?
Then I feel the earth underneath me As the midnight sky to bleed And from the blackness I can hear Willie Hey stampede!