Moonrise Over Ridgway

Lopin’ cross the meadow

Early hours of the night

I am a lonely rider

‘Nother cowboy not in sight

And I’m out of time

I think I hear an bugle call

High pitched whirl and whine

The rumble of a steaming train

But I ain't near the line

Have I lost my mind?

The deputy should be here

Shoulda met an hour ago

I think I see his horse

Ain't no sign of Joe

So I pray for the moonrise

I see the Moonrise over Ridgway

In the Uncompahgre

There’ll be hell to pay

I see that Moonrise over Ridgway

There’ll be hell to pay

There’s a fever in the town

Brother Joe went for the cure

Without the doctor’s tonic

I’ll be buryin’ my girl

And I’m out of time

A flash of light around me

I spin and draw my gun

Should I stand my ground and fight?

Should I tuck my tail and run?

Is it worth my life?

The moon ain’t in the sky now

But it rose an hour ago

Where did I just come from

Where the hell did Hombre go?

I was out of time

I see that Moonrise over Ridgway

In the Uncompahgre

There’ll be hell to pay

I see that Moonrise over Ridgway

There’ll be hell to pay

I see the Moonrise over Ridgway

In the Uncompahgre

There’ll be hell to pay

Back in Ridgway

There’ll be hell to pay

Lopin’ cross the meadow

Early hours of the night

I am a lonely rider

‘Nother cowboy not in sight

And I’m out of time