(C.W. McCall, Bill Fries, Chip Davis)
Come ride with me cowboys
I`ll tell you a story
Out where the whoopin` cranes fly
I`ll show you the white bones
Of giants in sandstone
Out where the wind never dies
Come sit by the campfire
I`ll sing you a sad song
Of rivers that never return
Play soft on the mouth-harp
Strum slow on the guitar
And leave all the mem`ries to burn
[Chorus]
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on
I`ll show you the bright shiny
Ribbon of silver
That flows through the sandhills at dawn
I`ll find you the places
Where clear water races
Before all the traces are gone
[Chorus]
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on
So pack up the bedroll
And cinch up the saddle
And head for the red mornin` sky
We`ll sing one more song for
The wild Niobrara
Out where the wind never dies
[Chorus]
Roll on, Niobrara
Roll on, Niobrara
Goodbye