Arlo Guthrie - Utah Carroll Lyrics
So you ask me my kind friendWhy I am sad and stillAnd why my brow is darkenedLike the clouds upon the hillRein in your ponies closerAnd I'll tell you all a taleOf Utah Carroll, partnerAnd his last ride on the trailIn a grave without a headstoneWithout a date or nameMy partner lies there silentIn the land from which I cameLong ago we rode togetherWe'd ridden side by sideI loved him like a brotherAnd I wept when Utah diedWhile riding up one morningAnd our work was almost doneThe cattle quickly startedOn a wild and maddening runThe boss's little daughterWho was riding on that sideRushed in to stop the stampedeIt was there my partner diedLenore upon her ponyTried to turn the cattle rightBut her blanket slipped beneath herAnd she caught and held on tightWhen we all saw that red blanketEach cowboy held his breathFor should her pony fail herNone could save the girl from deathWhen the cattle saw the blanketAlmost dragging on the groundThey were maddened in a momentAnd they charged with deafening soundThe girl soon saw her dangerAnd she turned her pony's faceAnd bending in her saddleTried the blanket to replaceJust then she lost her balanceIn the front of that wild tideCarroll's voice controlled the round up""Lie still, Lenore"" he criedAnd then close up beside herCame Utah riding fastBut little did the poor boy knowThe ride would be his lastFull often from the saddleHe had caught the trailing ropeTo pick her up at full speed -acap
