Marty Robbins - Praire Fire Lyrics
While drivin' a herd of cattle out in old Nebraska WayHeadin' east at Broken Bow one hot September dayTryin' to get to Omaha, we hoped to find a buyerWe never counted in the odds of a western prairie fireA hot south wind was blowin' and the air was gettin' drySomethin' far away was spellin' trouble in the skyCommin' closer was a sound that topped the Devil's choirThen we knew we'd have to race a raging prairie fireWhen all at once a flame is seen a-lickin' at the skyAnd every heart is quickened and there's fear in every eyeWe've just one chance to get away for there's no place to hideGot to reach the river flat when it's deep and one mile wideThe herd is gettin' tired but we've got no time to restI try to clear the red dust that is gathered in my chestFrom ridin' tail on a thousand head with the weather gettin' dryThe black cloud in the west is warnin' ride, ride, rideThe roarin' heat is close, the ash is fallin' by our sideAnd every feastin' bird is fleein' with it's warnin' cryWe got to reach the river but it's still ten miles or moreAnd close behind us we can hear that wild, infernal roarBut fate had other plans for we lost that fatal raceWe lost, for neither man nor beast could all keep up the paceThe mighty flats subdued it's rage but none were there to restWe did our best to get away but only I am leftNow on the blackened prairie far as the eye can seeThe grim remains are there to show that God rules you and meJust one he left to tell the tale, just one was his desireWe lost a herd and thirty men to a raging prairie fire
