Pecos River Queen lyrics

Where the Pecos River winds and turns in its journey to the sea

From its white walls of sand and rock striving ever to be free

Near the highest railroad bridge that all these modern times have seen

Dwells fair young Patty Morehead, the Pecos River queen

She's known by every cowboy on the Pecos River wide

They know full well that she can shoot, she can rope and ride

She goes to every round-up, every cow work without fail

Looking out for all her cattle, branded "Walking hog on rail"

She made her start in cattle, she made it with her rope

She can tie down every maverick 'fore it can strike a lope

She can rope and tie and brand it as quick as any man

She's voted by all the cowboys an A-1 top cow hand

Across the Comstock railroad bridge, the highest in the West

Patty rode her horse one day, a lover's heart to test

For he told her he would gladly risk all dangers for her sake

But the puncher wouldn't follow, she's still without a mate

Where the Pecos River winds and turns in its journey to the sea

From its white walls of sand and rock striving ever to be free

Near the highest railroad bridge that all these modern times have seen

Dwells fair young Patty Morehead, the Pecos River queen