Chris Ledoux - Oklahoma Joe lyrics

He prayed upon the bad ones so wide was spread his fame From Houston up to Calgary the folks all knew his name He was the toughest cowboy ever worked the rodeo This man that they call Oklahoma Joe His wins were tremendous and the crowds would gather round The whisky flowed like water when his party came to town It was the ramblin' life that he loved so This man that they call Oklahoma Joe The sands of time were winnin' mighty Joe would not give in Heavy was the toll he'd pay to lead his life of sin At the big one down in Cheyenne he got throwed This man that they call Oklahoma Joe A silence fell upon the crowd as Joe rose to his feet At last there lived an outlaw might Joe could not defeat And gone was all the glory he loved so This man that they call Oklahoma Joe On the sidewalks of Milwaukee where the winter wind is cold His noble spirit broken and his body weak and old In the mornin' light they found him lyin' dead upon the snow This man that they call Oklahoma Joe Take warnin' young cowboy turn back for its too late Your sin will be recorded in that talley book of fate You'll die and let the devil take your soul Like this man that they call Oklahoma Joe