The Rope And The Colt - Scott Walker

I seek the man who killed my friend

And when we meet my life may end

My life depends upon my gun

And my gun spells hope

In the land where the rope and the colt are king

I swore a vow on my dying breath

To ride a trail that ends in death

And death could strike

With a frightening jolt

Of a lightning bolt in the land where the rope and the colt are king

But oh my darling if I should die

There’s not a soul who will ever know

That I loved you so was the reason why

Th days are dust and the nights are black

But oh my darling if I gt back

I’ll trade my gun

For a wedding ring

And I’ll turn my hand to the land where the rope and the colt are king