Lyrics of Rock river

I was out in the wild
Trying to catch some supper
And bring it home to sweet mama..
But when the pony headed back
To our home valley..
I knew i'd been gone too long:

- and i crossed the rock river the day before she died

I reached home just afer dark..
Looking for mama
But she was nowhere on our land...
So i kicked the frontdoor open
Saw the rope above her
And the shadow of the dirty gunman...

- and i crossed the rock river the day before she died

I chased him through arkansas
From texas to missouri...
He took me up north
From saint antoine to saint louis
He was haunted
But i had the time
I wanted him back
To the scene of the crime

- and he crossed the rock river the day before he died...

Well, we reached rock river
And we reached the other side...
He looked back
Kinda fraid for his life
I pulled my trigger
And i hitted him
Right between the eyes
And then i roped him up to mama
To the roaches & the flys...

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