Dm Am Dm Burnin' down the prairie Dm Am Dm Got a handful of river cane Dm Am Dm Burnin' down the prairie Dm Am Dm Got a handful of river cane Dm Am G Dm I'm just sitting up on this hillside Dm Am G Dm Prayin' to God it doesn't rainVerse 1:
Dm Am Dm We've been healin' from a winter Dm Am Dm That brought us more than sleet and snow Dm Am Dm We've been healin' from a winter Dm Am Dm That brought us more than sleet and snow Dm Am G Dm Someone out there somewhere's Dm Am G Dm Been cutting down the buffalo InterludeVerse 2:
Dm Am Dm Well, we followed bloody footprints Dm Am Dm For many miles along the creek Dm Am Dm Yeah, we followed bloody footprints Dm Am Dm For many miles along the creek Dm Am G Dm Someone out there somewhere's Dm Am G Dm Been walkin' with two wicked feetVerse 3:
Dm Am Dm And daddy's on a rampage Dm Am Dm Late at night I hear him cryin' Dm Am Dm And daddy's on a rampage Dm Am Dm Every night I hear him cryin' Dm Am G Dm He said someone out there somewhere's Dm Am G Dm Been stalkin' like a mountain lionVerse 4:
Dm Am Dm And I can see 'em comin' now Dm Am Dm Covered up in bone and hide Dm Am Dm Yeah, I can see 'em comin' now Dm Am Dm And they're covered up in bone and hide Dm Am G Dm Burnin' down the prairie Dm Am G Dm Ravin' mad and wild-eyed OutroVerse 5: