Big Iron

[00:05.76] To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day

[00:11.87] Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say

[00:17.98] No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip

[00:22.50] For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip

[00:27.01] Big iron on his hip

[00:31.79] It was early in the morning when he rode into the town

[00:37.65] He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around

[00:44.02] He's an outlaw loose and running, came the whisper from each lip

[00:48.28] And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip

[00:52.69] Big iron on his hip

[00:57.20] In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red

[01:03.57] Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead

[01:09.57] He was vicious and a killer though a youth of 24

[01:13.82] And the notches on his pistol numbered one and 19 more

[01:18.34] One and 19 more

[01:22.85] Now the stranger started talking, made it plain to folks around

[01:29.22] Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in town

[01:35.34] He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead

[01:39.85] And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red

[01:44.37] After Texas Red

[01:48.88] Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red

[01:54.99] But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead

[02:02.43] 20 men had tried to take him, 20 men had made a slip

[02:06.41] 21 would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip

[02:11.19] Big iron on his hip

[02:15.98] The morning passed so quickly, it was time for them to meet

[02:22.08] It was 20 past 11 when they walked out in the street

[02:28.19] Folks were watching from the windows, everybody held their breath

[02:32.44] They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death

[02:36.96] About to meet his death

[02:41.75] There was 40 feet between them when they stopped to make their play

[02:47.85] And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today

[02:53.98] Texas Red had not cleared leather 'fore a bullet fairly ripped

[02:58.51] And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip

[03:03.04] Big iron on his hip

[03:07.57] It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round

[03:13.94] There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground

[03:20.06] Oh, he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip

[03:24.30] When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip

[03:28.82] Big iron on his hip

[03:33.60] Big iron, big iron

[03:37.75] When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip

[03:42.27] Big iron on his hip