Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Utah Carrol, artist - Marty Robbins.
Date of issue: 06.03.2014
Song language: English
Utah Carrol |
And now my friends you’ve asked me what makes me sad and still |
And why my brow is darkened like the clouds upon the hill |
Run in your ponies closer and I’ll tell to you my tale |
Of Utah Carol my partner and his last ride on the trail |
We rode the range together and rode it side by side |
I loved him like a brother, and I wept when Utah died |
We were rounding up one morning when work was almost done |
When on his side the cattle started on a frightened run |
Underneath the saddle that the boss’s daughter rode |
Utah that very morning had placed a bright red robe |
So the saddle might ride easy for Lenore his little friend |
And it was this red blanket that brought him to his end |
The blanket was now dragging behind her on the ground |
The frightened cattle saw it and charged it with a bound |
Lenore then saw her danger and turned her pony’s face |
And leaning in the saddle tied the blanket to its place |
But in leaning lost her balance, fell in front of that wild tide |
«Lay still Lenore I’m coming» were the words that Utah cried |
His faithful pony saw her and reached her in a bound |
I thought he’d been successful, and raised her from the ground |
But the weight upon the saddle had not been felt before |
His backcinch snapped like thunder and he fell by Lenore |
Picking up the blanket he swung it over his head |
And started cross the prairie, «Lay still Lenore» he said |
When he got the stampede turned and saved Lenore his friend |
He turned to face the cattle and meet his fatal end |
His six gun flashed like lightning, the report rang loud and clear |
As the cattle rushed and killed him he dropped the leading steer |
On his funeral morning I heard the preacher say |
I hope we’ll all meet Utah at the roundup far away |
Then they wrapped him in a blanket that saved his little friend |
And it was this red blanket that brought him to his end |