Dixie long before he came in sight
As he rode up through the horse track
at the same time every night
They were starting out together,
a young cowboy and his bride
In a dugout on the quarter -circle wide
He could smell her apple cobbler
when he topped the canyon rim
He smiled inside and wondered
She traded dreams of mansions
and a pampered way of life
For a dugout on the quarter
They never had much money
They were happy just the same
They were proud to have each other
and to share his family name
Their children grew and prospered
We all moved away in time
From the dugout on the quarter circle
When northern winds would blow the
snow and howl for days on end
It only drew them closer,
they became the best of friends
After fifty years together they were
They were happy on the quarter -circle
After all that time as partners now
she faced her toughest test
Sunday in his fa vorite pullin' vest
With grandkids gathered round her
she remembered magic times
In a dugout on the quarter -circle
They never had much money,
they were happy just the same
They were proud to have each other
and to share his family name
Their children grew and prospered,
we all moved away in time
After fifty years together,
they were more than man and wife
They were happy on the quarter -circle
