Chestnut Mare (Live)

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

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 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

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

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 if I can