Chestnut Mare

Always alone, never with a herd
 Prettiest mare I've ever seen
 You'll have to take my word
 I'm goin' to catch that horse if I can
 And when I do I'll give her my brand
 Well, I was up on Stony Ridge after this chestnut mare
 I'd been chasin' her for weeks
 Oh, I'd catch a glimpse of her every once in a while
 Takin' her meal, or bathin
 A fine lady
 This one day I happened to be real close to her
 I saw her standin' over there
 So I snuck up on her nice and easy
 Got my rope out
 And I flung it in the air
 I'm goin' to catch that horse if I can
 And when I do, I'll give her my brand
 And we'll be friends for life
 She'll be just like a wife
 I'm goin' to catch that horse if I can
 Well, I got her, and I'm pullin' on her
 And she's pullin' back like this mule goin' up a ladder
 And I take a choice and I jump right up on her
 Damned if I don't land right on top of her
 And she takes off, runnin' up on to the ridge
 Higher than I've ever been before
 She's runnin' along just fine 'til she stops
 And something spooked her
 It's a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike
 She doesn't know what to do for a second
 But then she jumps off the edge
 Me, holdin' on
 Above the hills
 Higher than eagles, we're gliding
 Suspended in the sky
 Over the moon
 Straight for the sun, we were riding
 My eyes were filled with light
 Behind us black walls
 Below us a bottomless canyon
 Floating with no sound
 Gulls far below
 Seemed to be suddenly rising
 Exploding all around
 I'm goin' to catch that horse if I can
 And when I do, I'll give her my brand
 And we'll be friends for life
 She'll be just like a wife
 I'm goin' to catch that horse if I can
 And we were fallin' down this crevice
 'Bout a mile down, I'd say
 I look down and I see this red thing below us
 Comin' up real fast
 And it's our reflection in this little pool of water
 About six feet wide, and one foot deep
 And we're crawlin' down right through it
 We hit and we splashed it dry
 That's when I lost my hold and she got away
 But I'm gonna try to get her again some day
 I'm goin' to catch that horse if I can
 And when I do I'll give her my brand
 And we'll be friends for life
 She'll be just like a wife
 I'm goin' to catch that horse
 I'm goin' to catch that horse
 I'm goin' to catch that horse if I can
 I'm goin' to catch that horse if I can