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I was out in the wild
Trying to catch some supper
And bring it home to sweet mama
But when the pony headed back
To our home valley
I knew I'd been gone too long
And I crossed the rock river the day before she died
I reached home just after dark
Looking for mama
But she was nowhere on our land
So I kicked the front door open
Saw the rope above her
And the shadow of the dirty gunman
And I crossed the rock river the day before she died
I chased him through Arkansas
From Texas to Missouri
He took me up north
From Saint Antoine to Saint Louis
He was haunted but I had the time
I wanted him back
To the scene of the crime
And he crossed the rock river the day before he died
Well, we reached rock river
And we reached the other side
He looked back
Kinda afraid for his life
I pulled my trigger
And I hitted him
Right between the eyes
And then I roped him up to mama
To the roaches and the flies
Rock river, rock river
Rock river, rock river
Rock river