standing in the long branch,
he come through the swinging door
He caught my eye and smiled and
shuffled across the bar room floor
He said, I see you're from
Would you buy a man a whiskey?
I'm a puncher just like you
I come up the trail with slaughter
Lots of men have made the trip,
I had myself a sweetheart,
she begged me not to leave
But I love the smell of trail dust and
She's a pretty nester's daughter
and her hair is flaming red
Her voice will captivate your heart,
her beauty turns your head
She's gentle as a kitten when
Her skin is soft as goose down
and her eyes blue bonnet blue
I thought someday I might go
back but every time I tried
I'd find another hill to climb,
There were times I had the money,
could have bought a little spread
Could have give her what she wanted,
I went up the trail instead
I've squandered all my money on
the booze and fancy dames
Spilled the whiskey to all my senses,
Texas, I'm afraid she didn't wait
If I saw her with another,
all my love would turn to hate
She's a pretty nester's daughter
and her hair is flaming red
Her voice will captivate your heart,
her beauty turns your head
She's gentle as a kitten when
Her skin as soft as goose down and her eyes blue,
I rode back to the wagon,
told the boys I'm headed home
Threw my plunder in my hot roll
and I saddled up the roam
Told the boys to sell the cattle,
they could divvy up my share
Now I've just crossed the
Cimarron, I'm nearly halfway there
And I know there's coyotes out there,
but the only sound I hear
Is the voice of that poor soulin'
Finto I can buy with what I've saved
And I'll ask her if she'll marry me
this time I'm home to stay
She's a pretty nester's daughter
and her hair is flamin' red
Her voice will captivate your heart,
her beauty turns your head
She's gentle as a kitten when
Her skin is soft as goose down and
her eyes blue bonnet blue
Her skin is soft as goose down and
her eyes blue bonnet blue
