Ode To Cowboy Jack Lyrics - Stonewall Jackson

Jack was a lonely cowboy with a heart so brave and true 

He learned to love a maiden with eyes of heavens on blue 

They learned to love each other and planned their wedding day 

Then a quarrel came between them and Jack he rode away 

He joined a band of cowboys and tried to forget her name 

But out on the lonely prairie she waits for him just the same 

Your sweetheart waits for you Jack your sweetheart waits for you 

Out on the lonely prairie where the skies are always blue 

One night when work was finished just after close of day 

A boy said sing a song Jack it'll drive your cares away 

When he began his singing his mind still wandered back 

To the only fair haired maiden still waitin' for her Jack 

Well Jack woke up next morning just at the dawn of the day 

He said a last forgiveness I pray I'm not too late 

When he reached down next evening he found a new grave mound 

His friends all sadly told him we've laid your loved one down 

They said that she was dying she softly breathed your name 

And that just with her last breath to tell you that you came 

Your sweetheart waits for you Jack...