Marty Robbins - Cry Stampede lyrics

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The night was a-blaze with the heavenly fire<br />

Of lightnin', wind, and rain.<br />

And the sound of thunder is spookin' the herd<br />

And I fear there'll be a stampede.<br />

The cattle are starting to mill around, <br />

Their bellows strike fear in my heart.<br />

I know if the stom lasts very much longer, <br />

There's bound to be a stampede.<br />

<br />

"Stampede!" (echo: "stampede!")<br />

Cry "Stampede!" (cry "stampede!")<br />

The thing that a cowboy fears the most<br />

Is "Stampede!"<br />

<br />

As I sit in the saddle, the night's wearin' on<br />

And the storm is lingering still.<br />

The lightnin's glare on the restless herd<br />

Makes it seem like a sea's angry swell.<br />

Then, all of a sudden, a bolt of fire<br />

Strikes the tree where my pony stands.<br />

As I fall to the ground, I can hear the sound<br />

Of a drover yellin' "Stampede!"<br />

<br />

"Stampede!" (echo: "stampede!")<br />

Cry "Stampede!" (cry "stampede!")<br />

The thing that a cowboy fears the most<br />

Is "Stampede!"<br />

<br />

For a moment I lay in the mud half dazed.<br />

I could hear the herd bearin' down.<br />

And I crawled in a ditch where a tree came to rest<br />

And I crouched between it and the ground.<br />

It seems like a miracle of God's hand.<br />

It's over and I'm still alive<br />

And I thank the "Trail Boss" up in the sky<br />

For sparin' me from the stampede.<br />

<br />

"Stampede!" (echo: "stampede!")<br />

Cry "Stampede!" (cry "stampede!")<br />

The thing that a cowboy fears the most<br />

Is "Stampede!"