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Terry Taffinder Grosvenor
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Roll a Rock Down
Out in the West where the riders are ready They sing an old song and they tell an old tale Its moral is plain:Take it easy, go steady While riding a horse on the Malibu Trail It's a high, rocky trail with its switch-backs and doubles It has no beginning and never an end It's risky and rough and it's plumb full of troubles From Shifty -- that's shale -- up to Powder Cut Bend
Old-timers will tell you the rangers who made it Sang 'Roll A Rock Down,' with a stiff upper lip And cussed all creation, but managed to grade it With a thousand-foot drop if a pony should slip Oh, the day it was wet and the sky it was cloudy The trail was as slick as any oil-rigger's pants When Ranger McCabe on his pony, Old Rowdy Came ridin' where walkin' was takin' a chance
Roll a rock down, roll a rock down Go easy and steady and roll a rock down Roll a rock down, roll a rock down When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down Roll a rock down, roll a rock down Go easy and steady and roll a rock down Roll a rock down, roll a rock down When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down
'Oh, Roll A Rock Down!' picks and shovels was clangin' And Rowdy a-steppin' that careful and light When the edge it gave way and McCabe was left hangin' Clean over the rim--with no bottom in sight I shook out a loop--bein' crowded for throwin' I flipped a fair noose for a rope that was wet It caught just as Mac lost his holt and was goin' And burned through my fingers: it's burnin' them yet
For Ranger McCabe never knuckled to danger My partner in camp, on the trail, or in town Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com And he slid into glory, a true forest ranger With Hell! I'm a-goin'! Just roll a rock down So, roll a rock down where a ranger is sleepin' Aside of his horse below Powder Cut Bend I ride and I look where the shadows are creepin' And roll a rock down--for McCabe was my friend
Roll a rock down, roll a rock down Go easy and steady and roll a rock down Roll a rock down, roll a rock down When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down Roll a rock down, roll a rock down Go easy and steady and roll a rock down Roll a rock down, roll a rock down When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down
I've sung you a song and I've told you my story And all that I ask when I'm done with the show I'll roll a rock down when I slide into glory And say that I went like a ranger should go
Out in the West where the riders are ready They sing an old song and they tell an old tale Its moral is plain: Take it easy, go steady While riding a horse on the Malibu Trail
Roll a rock down, roll a rock down Go easy and steady and roll a rock down Roll a rock down, roll a rock down When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down Roll a rock down, roll a rock down Go easy and steady and roll a rock down Roll a rock down, roll a rock down When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down
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