Marty Robbins - Bill Venero lyrics

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In an Arizona town one day<br />

Bill Venero heard them say<br />

That a band of Apache Indians<br />

Were on the trail that way<br />

Heard them tell of murder done<br />

Three men killed at Rocky Run<br />

"They're in danger at the cow ranch"<br />

Said Venero under his breath! <br />

<br />

Nearly forty miles away<br />

Was a little place that lay<br />

In a deep and shady valley<br />

In the mighty wilderness<br />

Half a score of homes were there<br />

And in one a maiden fair<br />

Held the heart of Bill Venero<br />

Bill Venero's Little Bess.<br />

So no wonder he grew pale<br />

When he heard the cowboy's tale<br />

Of the men that he'd seen murdered<br />

There at Rocky Run<br />

Sure as there's a God above<br />

I will save the girl I love<br />

By that love I hold for Bessie<br />

I will see that somethin's done! <br />

<br />

Not one minute he delayed<br />

When this brave resolve was made<br />

"But, man," his comrades told him<br />

When they hears his daring plan<br />

"You are riding straight to death!"<br />

But he answered, "Save your breath, <br />

I may never reach the cow ranch<br />

But I'll do the best I can."<br />

As he crossed the alkali<br />

All his thoughts flew on ahead<br />

To the little band at Cow Ranch<br />

Thinking not a danger near<br />

With his quirt's unceasing whirl<br />

And the jingle of his spurs<br />

Little Chapo bore the cowboy<br />

O´er the far away frontier.<br />

<br />

Sharp and dear a rifle shot<br />

Woke the echoes of the spot<br />

"I am wounded," cried Venero<br />

As he swayed from side to side.<br />

"While there's life there's always hope<br />

Slowly onward I will lope<br />

If we fail to reach the Cow Ranch<br />

Bessie Lee will know I tried."<br />

<br />

Then at dusk a horse of brown<br />

Wet with sweat came panting down<br />

The little lane at Cow Ranch<br />

Stopped in front of Bessie's door.<br />

But the cowboy was asleep<br />

And his slumber was so deep<br />

Little Bess could never wake him<br />

Though she tried forever more.<br />

<br />

You have heard this story told<br />

By the young and by the old<br />

How the Indians killed Venero<br />

On his way to Rocky Run.<br />

Many years have passed away<br />

And the maiden's hair is gray<br />

But still she places roses<br />

On Bill Venero's grave.