[Intro]
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We made camp along Red River
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Watched the cattle as they bedded down
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Back at the wagons, right after supper
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Spread our bedrolls on the ground
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And me and Willie, we took the night guard
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And the sage never smelled so sweet
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The prairie moon, was blazin' silver
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No chance to night for a stam pede

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Way over yonder, off in the distance
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Towards the mountains there in the west
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Did I see lightnin', did I hear thunder
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The mind is weary, I could use some rest
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Then all at once, the wind shifts dir ections
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The clouds roll in behind the tumble weeds
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Those longhorn cattle, are gettin' restless
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God help us all, if they stam pede

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Smell the rain, hear the thunder
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The midnight sky, turns black as death
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The lightnin' crashes, smell the sulphur
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It's rank and strong, as Satan's breath
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The cattle rise up, and go to runnin'
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I spur my pony on and take the lead
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And across the herd, I can hear Willie yellin'
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Hey Stam pede!

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Dust clouds rise, as the rain falls
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They mix to gether, turn the air to mud
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I feel the longhorns brush against me
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I can feel the demons racing through my blood
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Then all at once, my pony stumbles
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We hit the ground, I rise up to my knees
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In a flash of light, I can see the cattle comin'
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Lord I know I'm gonna die in this stam pede

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Then I awake, and I look a round me
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I'm in my bedroll and I'm layin' on the ground
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Over there's the wagon, and there's the campfire
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I was only dreamin', what's that sound?
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And I feel the earth tremble under neath me
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As the midnight sky begins to bleed
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And from the blackness I can hear Willie yellin'
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Hey Stam pede