Always alone, never with the herd
Prettiest mare I've ever seen
You'll have to take my word
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand

Well I was up on a stony ridge
After this chestnut mare
Been chasing her for weeks
Oh, I'd catch a glimpse of her
Every once and a while
Taking her meal, or bathing
Fine lady
This one day
I happened to be real close to her
I saw her standin' over there
So I snuck up to her nice and easy
Got my rope out and flung it in the air

*I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I'm going to catch that horse if I can

We were falling, down this crevice
'Bbout a mile down, I'd say,
I looked down and see this red thing below us
Comin' up real fast and it's our reflections
In a little pool of water about six feet wide
And one foot deep
And we're fallin' down, right through it
We hit, splashed that pool dry
That's when I lost my hold, she got away
But I'm going to try to get her again someday

(* Repeat)