It was and I was driving down a lonely Texas road The night was hot and sleep at my eyes I was thinking 'bout the times and the women that I'd had The deceitful things I'd done and those
standin' in the shadows by the side of the road Was the figure of a old man He wore a black bandanna, a stetson hat With a two inch scarlet hat
He held his hand up as a sign to shut 'er down So I pulled and stopped at his side He up the door, slid in and sat down He said, "My it hot tonight"
I this old man and it seemed mighty strange For him to be out all alone And then he started talkin' and he told me many Of times that both of us had
He told me of the wild life and the women he'd had How none of them had ever a thing He me of a black night much the same as this Of the strange and awesome he'd seen
A man the road had raised his hand And him down, so he stopped and let him in That stranger told him that I am hearing now the wild times and all the sin
And the car got cold and clammy, and old man looked at me He said, "Boy, I've here for you" Your days of wicked sinnin' have to an end As a mortal on this earth boy, you are
Then his got red and fiery as he took his stetson off To reveal his evil horns and black My God, the fear came and my senses were all lost I with him until we finally crashed
Next day they found the car at the bottom of the The young cowboy was found the wreck His car had been by fire, the cowboy had no marks Except the smokin' pitchfork upon his neck