Ride Cowboy Ride Lyrics - Marty Robbins

Ride, cowboy, ride 

Don't ride too slow 

Tucson's a mighty long way yet to go 

He started his long ride in Prescott 

The sun was a hundred or more 

On down he rode at full gallop 

Into the flat desert floor 

Driving the big herd to Flagstaff 

In Prescott the letter was there 

Happiness soon would be sorrow 

Sad news the letter did bear 

Ride, cowboy, ride 

Don't go too slow 

Ride, cowboy, ride 

You've a long way to go 

Your darlin' now lies on her deathbed 

Racked by fever and pain 

Reaching for you at her bedside 

At each breath she's callin' your name 

Forward he leaned in the saddle 

Pushing through mesquite and sage 

His head never raised for a greeting 

As he passed the Wickenburg stage 

Ride, cowboy, ride 

Don't ride too slow 

Tucson's a mighty long way to go 

In Phoenix he traded horses 

Now on the back of this roan 

He could see visions of Tucson 

His darlin' and their lovely home 

Ride, cowboy, ride 

Don't ride too slow 

There's still a hundred and twenty to go 

In through the ranch gate he galloped 

And without breaking his stride 

He bounded out of the saddle 

And rushed to his sweet darlin's side 

Then as the dyin' girl saw him 

A smile came over her face 

Holding her hand as it tightened 

Barely had he won the race 

Ride, cowboy, ride 

On through the blue 

Ride, cowboy, ride 

She'll be waiting for you 

Ride, cowboy, ride 

On through the blue 

Ride, cowboy, ride 

She'll be waiting for you