Jimmy Rankin - Colorado Dave lyrics

Some time ago ‘neath a Western sky Seen a midnight train rolling by I swear by God it was seven miles long As it rode past the ghost of Colorado Dave Toward the Dawn They say he ran with Jesse James South of the border chasing banks and trains Few other men were as cunning and so brave As the desperado called Colorado Dave He donned his hat and his raw hide boots Left his home down on the rural route Bade farewell to his mother and fair maid And rode off alone Colorado Dave Ride Colorado Get up get up ride away Ride Colorado The whole damn world is on your trail In a one horse town so the legend goes Dave rolled the dice with some boys from Idaho Someone tipped a whiskey gla** and a gun fight ensued When the smoke finally cleared only Dave was standing in that saloon They chased him high and chased him low The whole damn posse was on the go They vowed to lay him in his grave But they couldn not catch Colorado Dave Ride Colorado Get up get up ride away Ride Colorado The whole damn world is on your trail On a gra**y river bank in the still of the night The gang was laying low by a camp fire light Dave laid his hat down with his blanket and his boots Swam the brown Missouri all along that Western route They chased him high and chased him low The whole damn posse was on the go They vowed to lay him in his grave But they couldn not catch Colorado Dave Ride Colorado Get up get up ride away Ride Colorado The whole damn world is on your trail Some time ago ‘neath a Western sky Seen a midnight train rolling by I swear by God it was seven miles long As it rode past the ghost of Colorado Dave Toward the Dawn