Stampede Lyrics - Chris Ledoux

We made camp along Red River 

Watched the cattle as they bedded down 

Back at the wagons, right after supper 

We spread our bedrolls on the ground 

And me and Willie, we took the night guard 

And the sage never smelled so sweet 

The prairie moon was blazin' silver 

No chance tonight for a stampede 

Way over yonder, off in the distance 

Towards the mountains there in the west 

Did I see lightnin', did I hear thunder 

My mind is weary, I could use some rest 

Then all at once, the wind shifts directions 

The clouds rolls in behind the tumbleweeds 

These longhorn cattle, are gettin' restless 

God help us all, if they stampede 

Smell the rain, hear the thunder 

The midnight sky, turns black as death 

The lightnin' crashes, smell the sulfur 

It's rank and strong, it's Satan's breath 

The cattle rise up and go to runnin' 

I spur my pony on and take the lead 

And across the herd, I can hear Willie yellin' 

Hey stampede! 

Dust clouds rise, as the rain falls 

They mix together, turn the air to mud 

I feel the longhorns brush against me 

And I can feel the demons racin' through my blood 

Then all at once, my pony stumbles 

We hit the ground, I rise up to my knees 

In the flash of light, I can see the cattle comin' 

Lord I know I'm gonna die in this stampede 

Then I awake and I look around me 

I'm in my bedroll and I'm layin' on the ground 

Over there's the wagon and there's the campfire 

I was only dreamin', but what's that sound? 

Then I feel the earth tremble underneath me 

As the midnight sky begins to bleed 

And from the blackness I can hear Willie yellin' 

Hey stampede!