Niobrara Lyrics - C.w. Mccall

(C.W. McCall, Bill Fries, Chip Davis) 

Come ride with me cowboys 

I'll tell you a story 

Out where the whoopin' cranes fly 

I'll show you the white bones 

Of giants in sandstone 

Out where the wind never dies 

Come sit by the campfire 

I'll sing you a sad song 

Of rivers that never return 

Play soft on the mouth-harp 

Strum slow on the guitar 

And leave all the mem'ries to burn 

[Chorus] 

Roll on, Niobrara 

Roll on, Niobrara 

Roll on 

I'll show you the bright shiny 

Ribbon of silver 

That flows through the sandhills at dawn 

I'll find you the places 

Where clear water races 

Before all the traces are gone 

[Chorus] 

Roll on, Niobrara 

Roll on, Niobrara 

Roll on 

So pack up the bedroll 

And cinch up the saddle 

And head for the red mornin' sky 

We'll sing one more song for 

The wild Niobrara 

Out where the wind never dies 

[Chorus] 

Roll on, Niobrara 

Roll on, Niobrara 

Goodbye