Hank Snow - The Man Who Robbed The Bank At Santa Fe

Another rare one from Hank
The Lyrics.............

The cowboy was drunk and braggin'
He told her he had a wagon
A wagon filled up with gold that he'd stole
And then covered all over with hay
She cried when she learned what he'd done that day
The girl who loved the man who robbed the bank
At Santa Fe and got away

Please take it all back she pleaded
Said his love was all she needed
But he said, "I only did it for you
So don't you look at me that way."
Because she loved him so, she said okay
The girl who loved the man who robbed the bank
At Santa Fe and got away

But that night while she lay in the arms of her man
He talked in his sleep and she discovered his plan
He talked in his sleep and gave himself away
When he talked of another girl waiting in San Jose
With the same loving hands that thrilled him
She picked up his gun and killed him
She killed him and threw his gold dust all over his body
Right there where it lay
She was the only mourner there that prayed
The girl who shot the man who robbed the bank
At Santa Fe and got away

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[cbparts1]

Rare one is right, what a great old song, Love this one. Thanks for posting this I've looked here a long time trying to find it!!

[MoonlitGypsy]

Yesterday I played this song over and over because I hadn't heard it in awhile. I'm back this afternoon playing it again, and again...

What a voice! What a song! Thank you for sharing with us. I'll be back again and again to listen to it.

[oldermusiclover]

i didn't know L&S wrote this. i only heard this once. thanks for posting it.

[bradleyjlogan]

I heard this song on Lonnie Bell's classic country 98.5 The Wolf ,Billings,Mt. And thanks to his co-host Justin.

[trainrexmaximus]

Another great song from the magnificent team of Leiber & Stoller

[TheEarthling3133]

Thanks for posting this...what a great song

[nam9506]

Gee I love this song and have only just now re-discovered it.

Thanks you so much for posting.

The two lines .."The girl who...........and got away" have been with me for so many years yet I have not been able to find it until today.

[briartlaw]

Another great one from Hank a good un..

[gbtexas]

Thanks for posting. I won the 45 of this song at a school carnival and got hooked on the crazy long title.

[dld3151]

A million thanks for posting this. I heard this song about a half-dozen times on radio when I was 11 or 12. That was almost 50 years ago, and I've been looking for it ever since. This song and Rockin', Rollin' Ocean might be my 2 favorite Hank Snow songs of all time ... and it seems they're the hardest to find. Thanks again!!