Old Paint Horse
Journey of the Lone Rider: Old Paint Horse Chronicles
Lyrics
Through the Black Hills to Durango, I would roam
Expresses a desire to travel from the Black Hills to Durango.
Ridin' for wages on that ol' paint horse
Working for pay while riding an old paint horse.
I killed a man that done me wrong
Confession of killing someone who wronged the speaker.
The faster gun, I laid him low
Being quicker with a gun and defeating the person.
Over wild open country I could see
Observing vast, open country.
High still plains callin' to me
The serene plains calling out to the speaker.
The only company I keep
Having minimal companionship with the paint horse and a weapon.
Is my ol' paint n' my cold steel
The only companions are the old paint horse and a gun.
Say goodbye to ol' Durango
Saying farewell to Durango.
Fare thee well where I belong
Leaving a place where the speaker feels they belong.
N' I rode hard in the saddle
Traveling vigorously in the saddle.
With my ol' paint horse n' my gun
Accompanied by the old paint horse and a gun during travel.
The Pocatello River we rode through
Passing through the Pocatello River.
Bedded down 'neath the stars n' high yellow moon
Resting under the stars and a bright moon.
Rode through fire and stampede too
Encountering challenges like fire and stampedes but being steadfast.
But, that ol' paint kept straight n' true
Old paint horse remains steady and reliable.
Say goodbye to ol' Durango
Repeating the farewell to Durango.
Fare thee well where I belong
Leaving a place where the speaker feels they belong.
N' I rode hard in the saddle
Traveling vigorously in the saddle.
With my ol' paint horse n' my gun
Accompanied by the old paint horse and a gun during travel.
I wandered the trail
Wandering the trail aimlessly.
I drove the Chisholm
Driving cattle along the Chisholm Trail.
Met with Cheyenne
Meeting with the Cheyenne tribe.
Rode seldom seen
Riding in remote or unseen areas.
By the time I reached the Rio Grande
Reaching the Rio Grande, feeling like a stranger in unfamiliar territory.
I was a stranger in a stranger land
Feeling out of place in a foreign land.
Say goodbye to ol' Durango
Repeating the farewell to Durango.
Fare thee well where I belong
Leaving a place where the speaker feels they belong.
N' I rode hard in the saddle
Traveling vigorously in the saddle.
With my ol' paint horse n' my gun
Accompanied by the old paint horse and a gun during travel.
Say goodbye to ol' Durango
Repeating the farewell to Durango.
Fare thee well where I belong
Leaving a place where the speaker feels they belong.
N' I rode hard in the saddle
Traveling vigorously in the saddle.
With my ol' paint horse n' my gun
Accompanied by the old paint horse and a gun during travel.
With my ol' paint horse n' my gun
Reiterating the companionship of the old paint horse and a gun.
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