MY RIFLE, MY PONY AND ME
From the film "Rio Bravo" (1959)
(Dimitri Tiomkin / Paul Francis Webster)

Dean Martin & Rick Nelson (Film Soundtrack) - 1959
Dean Martin  - 1959

Also recorded by: Dionysos; Don Williams; Darrell Higham


The sun is sinking in the west
The cattle go down to the stream
The redwing settles in the nest
It's time for a cowboy to dream

Purple light in the canyons
That's where I long to be
With my three good companions
Just my rifle, pony and me

Gonna hang (gonna hang) my sombrero (my sombrero)
On the limb (On the limb) of a tree (of a tree)
Comin' home (Comin' home) sweetheart darlin' (sweetheart darlin')
Just my rifle, pony and me
Just my rifle, my pony and me

(Whippoorwill in the willow)
(Sings a sweet melody)
(Riding to Amarillo)
Just my rifle, pony and me

No more cows (No more cows) to be ropin' (to be ropin')
No more strays will I see
'Round the bend ('round the bend) she'll be waitin' (she'll be
waitin')
For my rifle, pony and me
For my rifle, my pony and me


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As recorded by DEAN MARTIN & RICKY NELSON for the film "Rio Bravo":


DEAN:
Purple light in the canyons
That's where I long to be
With my three good companions
Just my rifle, pony and me

Gonna hang my sombrero
On the limb of a tree
Comin' home, sweetheart darlin'
Just my rifle, pony and me

RICKY:
Whippoorwill in the willow
Sings a sweet melody
DEAN:
Ridin' to (RICKY: Ridin' to) Amarillo (RICKY: Amarillo)
Just my rifle, pony and me

RICKY:
No more cows (DEAN: No more cows) to be ropin' (DEAN: to be ropin')
No more strays (Dean: No more strays) will I see
DEAN:
'Round the bend (RICKY: 'Round the bend) she'll be waitin' (RICKY:
she'll be waitin')
BOTH:
For my rifle, pony and me
For my rifle, my pony and me


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2006)


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