Me and my dear comrades, did gather on the prairie Oh me and my dear comrades did gather on the shore Their gla**es filled with amber, their laughter never did die Their throats they filled with fire and a sparkle in the eye It's all I can do to make you feel wanted, it's all I can do to make you feel at home Dear friends they ride for Townsend, where family's sure to greet them And lovers ride for pleasure, it's bound to work out right
Hold, oh hold on steady, my carriage rides for morning And sunrise brings a palette so open up your eyes Whitecaps break hard and heavy, as though a constant warning And home down in the valley, she surely sits alright Hold, oh hold on steady, my carriage rides for morning And sunrise brings a palette so open up your eyes As any crow can tell you, the sky goes on forever And as any man can tell you, true love is hard to