Key: D
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DG
1)Old Red was one of the orn'-ry-est yet
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I'd seen at the big rode-o
DG
He'd bite you and kick you and stomp out your life
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Old Red had never been rode.
DG
2)Meaner than sin - wild as the wind
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That blew on the Montana plains
D
Old Red was one of the last of his breed
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Was-n't about to be tamed.
GD
3)From Idaho a young cowboy came
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To ride in the big rode- o
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The young cowboy's name was Billy McLane
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And Billy had never been throwed.
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4)The greatest de-sire filled young Billy's heart
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To ride this old outlaw called Red
GD
He drew him one day and I heard Billy say
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"I'll ride 'im or drop over dead."
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5)Old Red was wicked down there in the chute
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He was kickin' and stompin' a-bout
GD
Billy climbed into the saddle with ease
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Then yelled: "Turn 'im loose - let us out."
GD
6)Old Red came out with his head on the ground
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His back hooves were touchin' his nose
GD
Tryin' to get rid of the man on his back
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But the man went wherever he'd go.
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7)Billy was rakin' Old Red with his spurs
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From his tail - to the tip of his chin
GD
He was doin' right well - but Billy could tell
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This outlaw would never give in.
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8)Old Red was runnin' straight for the fence
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Suddenly stoppin' and then
GD
He reared on his hind legs and fell on his back
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Takin' poor Billy with him.
GD
9)There was a hush in the crowd and they knew
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This would be Billy's last ride
GD
The saddle horn crushed Billy's chest when they fell
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And under Old Red Billy died.
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10)Old Red lay still - no more would he move
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The cowboys that seen it - could tell
GD
In tryin' to throw Billy off of his back
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Old Red broke his neck when he fell.
GD
11)Out in the west - is the place where they rest
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This cowboy that never was throwed
GD
And one foot away - resting there 'neath the clay
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Is the - outlaw -- that -- never --- was --- rode.