Marty Robbins - Billy Venero Lyrics
In an Arizona town one dayBill Venero heard them sayThat a band of Apache IndiansWere on the trail that wayHeard them tell of murder doneThree men killed at Rocky Run"They're in danger at the cow ranch"Said Venero under his breath!Nearly forty miles awayWas a little place that layIn a deep and shady valleyIn the mighty wildernessHalf a score of homes were thereAnd in one a maiden fairHeld the heart of Bill VeneroBill Venero's Little Bess.So no wonder he grew paleWhen he heard the cowboy's taleOf the men that he'd seen murderedThere at Rocky RunSure as there's a God aboveI will save the girl I loveBy that love I hold for BessieI will see that somethin's done!Not one minute he delayedWhen this brave resolve was made"But, man," his comrades told himWhen they hears his daring plan"You are riding straight to death!"But he answered, "Save your breath,I may never reach the cow ranchBut I'll do the best I can."As he crossed the alkaliAll his thoughts flew on aheadTo the little band at Cow RanchThinking not a danger nearWith his quirt's unceasing whirlAnd the jingle of his spursLittle Chapo bore the cowboyO'er the far away frontier.Sharp and dear a rifle shotWoke the echoes of the spot"I am wounded," cried VeneroAs he swayed from side to side."While there's life there's always hopeSlowly onward I will lopeIf we fail to reach the Cow RanchBessie Lee will know I tried."Then at dusk a horse of brownWet with sweat came panting downThe little lane at Cow RanchStopped in front of Bessie's door.But the cowboy was asleepAnd his slumber was so deepLittle Bess could never wake himThough she tried forever more.You have heard this story toldBy the young and by the oldHow the Indians killed VeneroOn his way to Rocky Run.Many years have passed awayAnd the maiden's hair is grayBut still she places rosesOn Bill Venero's grave...
