Album: The American Dream - The Complete Imperial and Verve Recordings (1957-1963)
1. Purple light in the canyon that's where I long to be,
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with my three good companions, just my rifle pony and me.
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Gonna hang my sombrero on the limb of a tree,
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coming home, sweetheart, darling, just my rifle pony and me.
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2. Whippoorwill in the willow sings a sweet melody,
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riding to Amarillo, just my rifle pony and me.
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No more cows to be ropin', no more strays will I see,
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'round the bend she'll be waitin' for my rifle, pony and me.
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For my rifle, my pony and me .