Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger


The red-headed stranger from Blue Rock, Montana
Rode into town one day;
And under his knees was a raging black stallion
And walking behind was a bay.
The red-headed stranger had eyes like thunder
His Lips they were sad and tight;
His little lost love lay asleep on the hillside
And his heart was heavy as night.

cho: Don't cross him, don't boss him, he's wild in his sorrow,
he’s riding and hiding his pain;
Don't fight him, don't spite him, just wait till tomorrow
maybe he'll ride on again.

A yellow-haired lady leaned out of her window,
and watched as he passed her way.
She drew back in fear at the sight of the stallion
but cast greedy eyes on the bay;
But how could she know that this dancing bay pony
meant more to him than life?
For this was the horse that his little lost darling
Had ridden when she was his wife.
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The yellow-haired lady came down to the tavern,
Looked up the stranger there;
He bought her a drink, he gave her some money
he just didn't seem to care.
She followed him out as he saddled the stallion,
and laughed as she grabbed at the bay;
He shot her so quick they had no time to warn her,
she never heard anyone say:
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The yellow-haired lady was buried at sunset
The stranger went free, of course,
'For you can't hang a man for killing a woman
Whose trying to steal your horse.
this is the tale of the red-headed stranger
And if he should pass your way,
Stay out of the path of the raging black stallion
And don't lay a hand on the bay.
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[Γιώργος Αλεξίου]

For you can't hang a man for killing a woman

Whose trying to steal your horse.

[78redninjas]

When country music was COUNTRY!

[matilda628]

Sadly we search on, and one step and back on, themselves, and their stories and dreams....

[Annoukky]

"The concept for the album was inspired by the Tale of the Red Headed Stranger, a song that Nelson used to play as a disk jockey on his program in Fort Worth, Texas. After signing with Columbia he decided to record the song, and arranged the details during his return to Austin, Texas, from a trip to Colorado." --wikipedia so no he didn't write it but no one does it like Willie

[James Bernard]

Beautiful!

[iaclassic]

Wiki credits Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman as the writers of this song.

[NHMntnHIGH]

one of his best movies

[Irvin Utz]

this is the album that took the long haired crowed ,I know cause I was one !hair is gone but the song remains

[Nathan Phelps]

willie was writing songs for patsy cline, he doesnt have to steal anything, were that song originally from somewhere else Im sure they were well rewarded, I expect willie wrote it, blue eyes crying in the rain, hank williams sang that......Willie is what he is, a legend

[hunglikeethan]

yeah,yeah,yeah, Willie only cut something like 68 studio albums, im sure he stole most of his lyrics from your grandma. please put your recording up here so we can all discount Willie's work. lazy ass cowboy that he is, probably never even met Waylon, either! come on roberson, prove Willie a hoax!

[roberson3314]

I don't care if you believe me or not. My grandma has recording of this before Willie ever sung it. I know for a fact that Willie didnt take different part's of classics to make this song.