We camp along Red River Watched the as they bedded down at the wagons, right after supper We our bedrolls on the ground
And me and Willie, we the night guard And the sage never so sweet The moon was blazin' silver No chance tonight for a
Way over yonder, off in the Towards the there in the west Did I see lightnin', did I thunder My mind is weary, I use some rest
Then all at once, the wind directions The clouds in behind the tumbleweeds These longhorn cattle, are gettin' God help us all, if stampede
the rain, hear the thunder The sky, turns black as death The lightnin' crashes, smell the rank and strong, it's Satan's breath
The cattle rise up and go to I spur my pony on and the lead And across the herd, I can hear Willie Hey stampede!
Dust clouds rise, as the falls mix together, turn the air to mud I feel the longhorns brush me And I can feel the demons racin' my blood
all at once, my pony stumbles We hit the ground, I up to my knees In the flash of light, I can see the cattle I know I'm gonna die in this stampede
Then I and I look around me I'm in my bedroll and I'm layin' on the Over there's the and there's the campfire I was only dreamin', but what's sound?
Then I feel the tremble underneath me As the midnight sky begins to And the blackness I can hear Willie yellin' Hey stampede!