Cry Stampede - Marty Robbins

The night was a-blaze with the heavenly fire

Of lightnin', wind, and rain

And the sound of thunder is spookin' the herd

And I fear there’ll be a stampede

The cattle are starting to mill around

Their bellows strike fear in my heart

I know if the stom lasts very much longer

There’s bound to be a stampede

«Stampede!»

(echo: «stampede!»)

Cry «Stampede!»

(cry «stampede!»)

The thing that a cowboy fears the most

Is «Stampede!»

As I sit in the saddle, the night’s wearin' on

And the storm is lingering still

The lightnin’s glare on the restless herd

Makes it seem like a sea’s angry swell

Then, all of a sudden, a bolt of fire

Strikes the tree where my pony stands

As I fall to the ground, I can hear the sound

Of a drover yellin' «Stampede!»

«Stampede!»

(echo: «stampede!»)

Cry «Stampede!»

(cry «stampede!»)

The thing that a cowboy fears the most

Is «Stampede!»

For a moment I lay in the mud half dazed

I could hear the herd bearin' down

And I crawled in a ditch where a tree came to rest

And I crouched between it and the ground

It seems like a miracle of God’s hand

It’s over and I’m still alive

And I thank the «Trail Boss» up in the sky

For sparin' me from the stampede

«Stampede!»

(echo: «stampede!»)

Cry «Stampede!»

(cry «stampede!»)

The thing that a cowboy fears the most

Is «Stampede!»