Chestnut Mare Lyrics

Always alone

Never with a herd

Prettiest mare I've ever seen

You have to take my word



I'm gonna' catch that horse if I can

And when I do I'll give Her my brand



Well I was up on Stony Ridge

After this chestnut mare

Been chasing Her for weeks

Oh I catch a glimpse of Her every once in a while

Taken' Her meal or bathin'

Fine Lady

This one day I happen to be real close to Her

And I saw Her standin' over there

So I snuck up on Her nice and easy

Got my rope out and I flung it in the air



I'm gonna catch that horse if I can

An' when I do I'll give Her my brand

An' we'll be friends for life

She'll be just like a Wife

I'm gonna catch that horse if I can



An' I got Her and I'm pullin' on Her

An' she's pullin' back like this mule going' up a ladder

An' I take a choice and I jump right up on Her

Damned if I don't land right on top of Her

An' She takes off

Running' up on to the ridge

Higher than I've ever been before

She's runnin' along just fine

Till She stops an' somethin' spooked Her

It's a sidewinder all coiled and ready to strike

She doesn't know what to do for a second

But then She jumps off the edge me holdin' on....



Above the hills

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 was a bottomless canyon

Floating with no sound

Gulls far below seemed to be suddenly rising

Exploding all around



I'm gonna catch that horse if I can

An' when I do I'll give Her my brand

An' we'll be friends for life

She'll be just like a Wife

I'm gonna catch that horse if I can



We were fallin' down this crevice

'bout a mile down that sink

I looked down and I see this red thing below us

Commin' up real fast

An' I saw this reflection in this little pool of water

'bout 6 feet wide and one foot deep

An' we're fallin' down right through it

An' we hit an' splashed it dry

An' that's when I lost hold

An' She got away

But I'm gonna try and get her again someday



I'm gonna catch that horse if I can

An' when I do I'll give Her my brand

An' we'll be friends for life

She'll be just like a Wife

I'm gonna catch that horse

I'm gonna catch that horse

I'm gonna catch that horse

I'm gonna catch that horse if I can

I'm gonna catch that horse if I can...