My Rifle, Pony and Me
[1st verse acapella]
The sun is sinking in the west, the cattle go down to the stream.
The Red-wing settles in her nest, it's time for a cowboy to dream.
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Purple light in the canyons, that's where I long to be.
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With my three good companions, just my rifle, pony and me.
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Gonna hang my sombrero on the limb of a tree.
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Comin' home sweetheart darlin', just my rifle, pony and me.
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Whippoorwill in the willow, sings a sweet melody.
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Ridin' to Amarillo, just my rifle, pony and me.
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No more cows to be ropin', no more strays will I see.
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Round the bend she'll be waitin', for my rifle, pony and me.
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For my rifle, my pony and me.