Marty Robbins

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"Bill Venero"

"Bill Venero"



In an Arizona town one day
Bill Venero heard them say
That a band of Apache Indians
Were on the trail that way
Heard them tell of murder done
Three men killed at Rocky Run
"They're in danger at the cow ranch"
Said Venero under his breath!

Nearly forty miles away
Was a little place that lay
In a deep and shady valley
In the mighty wilderness
Half a score of homes were there
And in one a maiden fair
Held the heart of Bill Venero
Bill Venero's Little Bess.

So no wonder he grew pale
When he heard the cowboy's tale
Of the men that he'd seen murdered
There at Rocky Run
Sure as there's a God above
I will save the girl I love
By that love I hold for Bessie
I will see that somethin's done!

Not one minute he delayed
When this brave resolve was made
"But, man," his comrades told him
When they hears his daring plan
"You are riding straight to death!"
But he answered, "Save your breath,
I may never reach the cow ranch
But I'll do the best I can."

As he crossed the alkali
All his thoughts flew on ahead
To the little band at Cow Ranch
Thinking not a danger near
With his quirt's unceasing whirl
And the jingle of his spurs
Little Chapo bore the cowboy
O'er the far away frontier.

Sharp and dear a rifle shot
Woke the echoes of the spot
"I am wounded," cried Venero
As he swayed from side to side.
"While there's life there's always hope
Slowly onward I will lope
If we fail to reach the Cow Ranch
Bessie Lee will know I tried."

Then at dusk a horse of brown
Wet with sweat came panting down
The little lane at Cow Ranch
Stopped in front of Bessie's door.
But the cowboy was asleep
And his slumber was so deep
Little Bess could never wake him
Though she tried forever more.

You have heard this story told
By the young and by the old
How the Indians killed Venero
On his way to Rocky Run.
Many years have passed away
And the maiden's hair is gray
But still she places roses
On Bill Venero's grave...

 

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"Billy The Kid"

"Billy The Kid"



I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid
I'll sing of some desperate deeds that he did
'Way out in New Mexico long long ago
When a man's only chance was his own forty-four.
When Billy the Kid was a very young lad
In old Silver City he went to the bad
'Way out in the West with a gun in his hand
At the age of twelve years he did kill his first man.

There's Mexican maidens play guitars and sing
Songs about Billy, their boy bandit king
'Ere his young manhood has reached his sad end
With a notch an his pistol for twenty one men!
Was on a sad night when poor Billy died
He said to his friend, "I'm not satisfied
There's twenty one men I have put bullets through
Sheriff Pat Garrett must make twenty two!"

I'll sing you how Billy the Kid met his fate
The bright moon was shinin', the hour was late
Shot down by Pat Garrett who once was his friend
The young outlaw's life is now come to an end.
There's many a man with a face fine and fair
Who start out in life with a chance to be square
Just like poor Billy they wander astray
They'll lose their lives in the very same way!

 

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"Blue Sand"

"Blue Sand"



Blue sand, you left my island
Now I hold in my hand
This blue, blue sand

Blue sea, that took you from me
We sigh and we're lonely
The sea and me

Will you remember
Our moonlight swims at sea
We laughed together
You gave your love to me

And now there'll be blue days
I'll wear a blue lei
Till we meet again someday
On blue, blue sand

Will you remember
Our moonlight swims at sea
We laughed together
You gave your love to me

And now there'll be blue days
I'll wear a blue lei
Till we meet again someday
On blue, blue sand

 

[fox69]

"Bound For Old Mexico"

"Bound For Old Mexico"



True I wasn't born anywhere south of the border and I'm not a native to old Mexico
But there's someone there makes my heart as though may to order
And it's fittingly proper through these eyes that lovers show
If I could just write it off as mere fascination
Then the problems we face would die where they are and not grow
But my will's not contained in the thoughts little minds now are thinking
Oh I'm on my way to old Mexico
There are those who will shame us by opening showing rejection
But the game must be played in accordance to how the cards fall
And my life's not dependant on their kind of narrow affection
For the choice between them would be no choice at all
So the sound of the rails to my ears will be sweet sweet music
The longer I hear it the shorter the time we're apart
Soon I will see the span of the old Rio Grande lay before me
And the land that gave birth to the girl who now holds my heart
I'll be ridin' these same rails in the not too distant future
Life will be so complete for in this very seat soon I know
There'll be two and not one for love's will shall be done good Lord willin'
Oh I'm on my way to old Mexico to old Mexico to old Mexico

 

[fox69]

"Bouquet Of Roses"
(originally by Eddy Arnold)

"Bouquet Of Roses"
(originally by Eddy Arnold)



I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses,
One for every time you've broke my heart,
And as the door of love between us closes,
Tears will fall like pedals when we part.
I begged you to be different but you've always been untrue,
I'm tired of forgiving and there is nothing left to do,
So I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses,
One for every time you broke my heart.

You've made our lovers lane a road of sorrow,
'til at last we had to say goodbye,
You're leaving me to face each new tomorrow,
With a heart that you thought how to cry.
I know that I should hate you after all you've put me through,
But how can I be bitter when I'm still in love with you.
I'm sending you a big bouquet of roses,
One for every time you've broke my heart.

 

[fox69]

"Call Me Up (And I'll Come Calling On You)"

"Call Me Up (And I'll Come Calling On You)"



When you're all alone and blue
And you don't know what to do
Call me up and I'll come calling on you
When you're all alone at home
And no one calls you on the phone
Call me up and I'll come calling on you

When there's teardrops big and round
In your eyes so big and brown
And your little old heart is about to break in two
Well, I know you know we know that they know
I'm in love with you
Call me up and I'll come calling on you

 

[fox69]

"Change That Dial"

"Change That Dial"


Change the dial, turn off that song
It reminds me of somethin' I've done
Somethin' so wrong

Once I had a real true love
And she was good to me
I cheated and she found out
Then she left me
We used to sing that same old song
It seemed we loved it so
Now I can't stand to hear it
Because it hurts me so

Change the dial, turn off that song
It reminds me of somethin' I've done
Somethin' so wrong

We sang that song so many times
When she was here with me
When both of us were just as one
Before she set me free
It tells about a boy and girl
Both so much in love
What made me step across the line
What was I thinkin' of

Change the dial, turn off that song
It reminds me of somethin' I've done
Somethin' so wrong

 

[fox69]

"Chapel Bells Chime"

"Chapel Bells Chime"



Chapel bells, chapel bells

Chapel bells, a message of love you tell
Chapel bells ring sweetly tonight
All is well, echo the chapel bells
Neath the spell of the moon's golden light

In my arms I hold you so close to me
And love flows so tenderly
From your heart to mine
And as we whisper softly our words of love
Are echoing far above
As chapel bells chime

Chapel bells, a message of love you tell
Chapel bells ring sweetly tonight
All is well, echo the chapel bells
Neath the spell of the moon's golden light

In my arms I hold you so close to me
And love flows so tenderly
From your heart to mine
And as we whisper softly our words of love
Are echoing far above
As chapel bells chime

 

[fox69]

"Constancy (Ua Like No More)"

"Constancy (Ua Like No More)"



When the dews of the evening are falling
Glistening on the flowers loved so well
Then my heart to thee is calling
From my place within the dell

My heart, oh sweet, is there forever
It thrills with love for thee alone
It's constancy fades never
I'll be ever true to thee, my own

When the dews of the evening are falling
Glistening on the flowers loved so well
Then my heart to thee is calling
From my place within the dell

My heart, oh sweet, is there forever
It thrills with love for thee alone
It's constancy fades never
I'll be ever true to thee, my own

 

[fox69]

"Cool Water"

"Cool Water"



All day I've faced a barren waste
Without the taste of water, cool water
Old Dan and I with throats burned dry
And souls that cry for water
Cool, clear, water

The nights are cool and I'm a fool
Each star's a pool of water
Cool water
And with the dawn I'll wake and yawn
And carry on to water
Cool, clear, water

Keep a-movin, Dan, dontcha listen to him, Dan
He's a devil, not a man
And he spreads the burning sand with water
Dan, can ya see that big, green tree?
Where the water's runnin' free
And it's waiting there for you and me? Water
Cool, clear, water

The shadows sway and seem to say
Tonight we pray, for water
Cool water

And way up there, He'll hear our prayer
And show us where there's water
Cool, clear, water

Keep a-movin, Dan, dontcha listen to him, Dan
He's a devil, not a man
And he spreads the burning sand with water
Dan, can ya see that big, green tree?
Where the water's runnin' free
And it's waitin' there for you and me?

Cool, clear, water
Cool, clear, water