There's a mean hombre comin' in on the train
He's got a bullet in his belt marked with my name
If I'm fast I'll walk away if I'm not I'll die
Got no mother, no family, nobody's gonna cry
So mother in heaven I may see you soon
If I don't get shot to hell at high noon
Meanwhile back at the ranch
Loadin' my guns, I gotta take me a chance
If he shoots me down at the old corral
Won't you give my horse to my favorite gal
Meanwhile back at the ranch
Everybody's cleared the streets in town
They've got wind of what's goin' down
That old noon train's about to arrive
On it's a man wanted dead or alive
Lead's gonna fly, blood's gonna spill
There'll be a new tombstone up on boothill
Meanwhile back at the ranch
Loadin' my guns, I gotta take me a chance
If he shoots me down at the old corral
Won't you give my horse to my favorite gal
Meanwhile back at the ranch
Shoot 'em up!
Meanwhile back at the ranch
Loadin' my guns, I gotta take me a chance
If he shoots me down at the old corral
Won't you give my horse to my favorite gal
Meanwhile back at the ranch
There he is at the end of the street
Black hat on his head, black boots on his feet
Both like to turn tail neither one will
There's gonna be a showdown shootin' to kill
So I look that bastard right in the eye
That's all for you, bang-bang, bye-bye!
Meanwhile back at the ranch
Loadin' my guns, I gotta take me a chance
If he shoots me down at the old corral
Won't you give my horse to my favorite gal
Meanwhile back at the ranch
Meanwhile . . .
Back at the ranch
Loadin' my guns
Takin' a chance
Back at the ranch