Oklahoma Joe Lyrics - Chris Ledoux

He prayed upon the bad ones so wide was spread his fame 

From Houston up to Calgary the folks all knew his name 

He was the toughest cowboy ever worked the rodeo 

This man that they call Oklahoma Joe 

His wins were tremendous and the crowds would gather round 

The whisky flowed like water when his party came to town 

It was the ramblin' life that he loved so 

This man that they call Oklahoma Joe 

The sands of time were winnin' mighty Joe would not give in 

Heavy was the toll he'd pay to lead his life of sin 

At the big one down in Cheyenne he got throwed 

This man that they call Oklahoma Joe 

A silence fell upon the crowd as Joe rose to his feet 

At last there lived an outlaw might Joe could not defeat 

And gone was all the glory he loved so 

This man that they call Oklahoma Joe 

On the sidewalks of Milwaukee where the winter wind is cold 

His noble spirit broken and his body weak and old 

In the mornin' light they found him lyin' dead upon the snow 

This man that they call Oklahoma Joe 

Take warnin' young cowboy turn back for its too late 

Your sin will be recorded in that talley book of fate 

You'll die and let the devil take your soul 

Like this man that they call Oklahoma Joe