Byrds - Chestnut Mare Lyrics
Written by roger mcguinn and jacques levyAlways alone never with a herdPrettiest mare Ive ever seenYoull have to take my wordIm gonna catch that horse if I canAnd when I do Ill give her my brandWell I was up on stony ridge after this chestnut mareId been chasin her for weeksOh, Id catch a glimpse of her every once in a whileTakin her meal, or bathinA fine ladyThis one day I happened to be real close to herI saw her standin over thereSo I snuck up to her nice and easyAnd I got my rope outAnd I flung it in the airIm gonna catch that horse if I canAnd when I do Ill give her my brandAnd well be friends for lifeShell be just like a wifeIm gonna catch that horse if I canWell I got her, and Im pullin on her, shes pullin backLike a mule goin up a ladderI take this chance and I jump up on herDamned if I dont land right on top of herWell she takes off, runnin up on to that ridgeHigher than Ive ever been beforeShes runnin along just fine, till she stopsSomething spooked herIts a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strikeShe doesnt know what to do for a secondBut then she jumps off the edgeMe holding onAbove the cloudsHigher than eagles were glidingSuspended in the skyOver the moonStraight for the sun we were ridingMy eyes were filled with lightBehind us black wallsBelow us a bottomless canyonFloating with no soundGulls far belowSeemed to be suddenly risingExploding all aroundIm gonna catch that horse if I canAnd when I do Ill give her my brandAnd well be friends for lifeShell be just like a wifeIm gonna catch that horse if I canAnd we were falling down this crevice, about a mile downId say! I look down and I see this red thing below usIts our reflection in a little pool of waterAbout six feet wide, and one foot deepAnd were comin up real fastCrawling down right through itWe hit and we splashed it dryThats when I lost my hold and she got awayBut Im gonna try to get her again some dayIm gonna catch that horse if I canAnd when I do Ill give her my brandAnd well be friends for lifeShell be just like a wifeIm gonna catch that horseIm gonna catch that horseIm gonna catch that horse if I canIm gonna catch that horse if I can
