Big Iron
Marty Robbins
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To the Ctown of Agua Fria rode a Amstranger one fine day
Hardly Cspoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to Amsay
No one Fdared to ask his business, no one Cdared to make a slip
for the stranger there amongst them had a Ambig iron on his hip
FBig iron on his Chip
It was Cearly in the morning when he Amrode into the town
He came Cridin' from the south side slowly lookin' all Amaround
He's an Foutlaw loose and runnin' came the Cwhisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the Ambig iron on his hip
FBig iron on his Chip
In this Ctown there lived an outlaw by the Amname of Texas Red
Many Cmen had tried to take him and that many men were Amdead
He was Fvicious and a killer though a Cyouth of twenty four
And the notches on his pistol numbered Amone and nineteen more
FOne and nineteen Cmore
Now the Cstranger started talking, made it Amplain to folks around
Was an CArizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in Amtown
He came Fhere to take an outlaw back Calive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter, he was Amafter Texas Red
FAfter Texas CRed
Wasn't Clong before the story was Amrelayed to Texas Red
But the Coutlaw didn't worry, men that tried before were Amdead
Twenty Fmen had tried to take him, twenty Cmen had made a slip
Twenty one would be the ranger with the Ambig iron on his hip
FBig iron on his Chip
The Cmorning passed so quickly, it was Amtime for them to meet
It was Ctwenty past eleven when they walked out in the Amstreet
Folks were Fwatching from their windows, everyCbody held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was Amabout to meet his death
FAbout to meet his Cdeath
There was Cforty feet between them when they Amstopped to make their play
And the Cswiftness of the ranger is still talked about Amtoday
Texas FRed had not cleared leather 'fore a Cbullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the Ambig iron on his hip
FBig iron on his ChipC6
It was Cover in a moment and the Amfolks had gathered round
There Cbefore them lay the body of the outlaw on the Amground
Oh, he Fmight have gone on living but he Cmade one fatal slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the Ambig iron on his hip
FBig iron on his Chip
Big Firon, big Ciron
When he Ctried to match the ranger with the Ambig iron on his hip
FBig iron on his Chi_i_C6i_ip