Chris LeDoux

^D We made camp along Red ^C River
Watched the ^G cattle as they bedded ^D down
Back at the wagons, right after ^C supper
^G Spread our bedrolls on the ^D ground
And me and ^G Willie, we took the ^D night guard
And the ^G sage never smelled so ^D sweet
The prairie ^G moon, was blazin' ^D silver
No chance to ^C night for a stam ^D pede
Way over yonder, off in the ^C distance
Towards the ^G mountains there in the ^D west
Did I see lightnin', did I hear ^C thunder
The mind is ^G weary, I could use some ^D rest
Then all at ^G once, the wind shifts dir ^D ections
The clouds roll ^G in behind the tumble ^D weeds
Those longhorn ^G cattle, are gettin' ^D restless
God help us ^C all, if they stam ^D pede
Smell the rain, hear the ^C thunder
The midnight ^G sky, turns black as ^D death
The lightnin' crashes, smell the ^C sulphur
It's rank and ^G strong, as Satan's ^D breath
The cattle ^G rise up, and go to ^D runnin'
I spur my ^G pony on and take the ^D lead
And across the ^G herd, I can hear Willie ^D yellin'
^C Hey Stam ^D pede!
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Dust clouds ^D rise, as the ^C rain falls
They mix to ^G gether, turn the air to ^D mud
I feel the longhorns brush ^C against me
I can feel the ^G demons racing through my ^D blood
Then all at ^G once, my pony ^D stumbles
We hit the ^G ground, I rise up to my ^D knees
In a flash of ^G light, I can see the cattle ^D comin'
Lord I know I'm gonna ^C die in this stam ^D pede
Then I awake, and I look a ^C round me
I'm in my ^G bedroll and I'm layin' on the ^D ground
Over there's the wagon, and there's the ^C campfire
I was only ^G dreamin', what's that ^D sound?
And I feel the ^G earth tremble under ^D neath me
As the midnight ^G sky begins to ^D bleed
And from the ^G blackness I can hear Willie ^D yellin'
^C Hey Stam ^D pede
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