chestnut mare

always alone never with a herd

prettiest mare i've ever seen

you'll have to take my word

i'm gonna' catch that horse if i can

and when i do i'll give her my brand

well i was up on stony ridge after this chestnut mare

i'd been chasin' her for weeks now. oh

i'd catch a little glimpse

of her every once in a while; she'd be off takin' her meal

or bathin';

she was a real fine lady!

this one day i saw her standin' over there in a clearing

so i snuck up to her nice and easy. i waited for the wind to blow

just the right way

and i got my rope out and i flung it in the air!

i'm gonna' catch that horse if i can

and when i do i'll give her my brand

and we'll be friends for life

she'll be just like a wife

i'm gonna' catch that horse if i can

well i got her

and i'm pullin' on her

she's pullin' back

like a mule tryin' to climb up a ladder. i take this chance and

i jump up on her. danged if i don't land right on top of her the

first time. well she takes off

runnin' up on to that ridge

higher

than i've ever been before. we're runnin' along just fine

and then

she sees a sidewinder

all coiled up ready to strike. well that

spooks her

and she jumps off the edge.me holdin' on!

above the clouds higher than eagles were gliding

suspended in the sky

over the moon

straight for the sun we were riding

my eyes were filled with light

behind us black walls

below us a bottomless canyon

floating with no sound

gulls far below

seemed to be suddenly rising

exploding all around

i'm gonna' catch that horse if i can

and when i do i'll give her my brand

and we'll be friends for life

she'll be just like a wife

i'm gonna' catch that horse if i can

and we were falling down this crevice

about a mile down there

i'd say! i look down and i see this red thing below us. turned

out to be our reflection in a little pool of water

about six

feet wide

and only one foot deep

and we're comin' down at it!

finally we hit and we splashed that pool dry. well that's when

i lost my hold and she got away. but i'm never gonna' give up

i'm gonna' get her again some day!

i'm gonna' catch that horse if i can

and when i do i'll give her my brand

and we'll be friends for life

she'll be just like a wife

i'm gonna' catch that horse

i'm gonna' catch that horse

i'm gonna' catch that horse if i can

i'm gonna' catch that horse if i can