The Yellowstone Valley

We'd heard of the ranges of the Yellowstone Valley Where the summers are short and the grasses are high Those swarms of mosquitoes will near drive you crazy Stars shine like diamonds in the Yellowstone sky We gathered our herd in the brush of south Texas Tonight we're in view of the Dodge City lights Buck says we're only halfway to Montana We're bound for country that's wеll worth the ride Therе's a big summer rain on the Yellowstone River It's lush and it's green and it stretches for miles Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley There's nothing as blue as the Yellowstone sky Oh the mornings are cooler than they were in Texas The horses all feel good and wantin' to play I've got one old knot head that bucks every morning To get even with him I'll ride him two days And I never once thought I would be leaving Texas My family's been down there since after the war I'm just like my daddy and his dad before him I want to see country I ain't seen before There's a big summer rain on the Yellowstone River It's lush and it's green and it stretches for miles Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley There's nothing as blue as the yellowstone sky As we rode through Nebraska I spotted a cabin A young girl in calico stood by the door A redheaded dream, she's a fair rancher's daughter When this drive is over I'll see her once more Who knows, I might homestead and make her an offer If her Pa accepts me, I'll make her my wife She might like Montana or the Yellowstone Valley Either way I've got plans for the rest of her life There's a big summer rain on the Yellowstone River It's lush and it's green, and it stretches for miles Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley There's nothing as blue as the yellowstone sky