Big Iron
To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say,
No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip,
big iron on his hip
It was early in the morning when he rode into town
He came riding from the south side, slowly lookin' all around
"He's an outlaw loose and runnin'", came a whisper
from each lip
"And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his
hip,
big iron on his hip"
In the town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer, though a youth of twenty four
And the notches on his pistol numbered one and nineteen more,
one and nineteen more
Now the stranger started talkin' made it plain to folks around
Was an Arizonia ranger, wouldn't be too long in town
He came there to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter that he was after Texas Red,
after Texas Red
Wasn't long before this story was relayed to Texas Red
But the outlaw didn't worry, men that tried before were dead
Twenty men had tried to take him, twenty men had made a slip,
Twenty one would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip,
big iron on his hip
The morning past so quickly and it was time for them to meet
It was twenty past eleven when they walked out on the street
Folks were watchin' from their windows,
every body held their breath,
For they knew that handsome ranger was about to meet his death,
about to meet his death
There was forty feet between them
when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the Ranger still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather when a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly, with the big iron on his hip,
big iron on his hip
It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered 'round
There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground
Oh, he might have gone on livin' but he made one final slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip,
big iron on his hip
Big iron, big iron,
He tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip,
Big iron on his hip
Grande Ferro
Na cidade de Agua Fria, um estranho chegou num belo dia
Mal falou com o pessoal ao redor, não tinha muito a dizer,
Ninguém se atreveu a perguntar o que ele fazia, ninguém se atreveu a vacilar
Pois o estranho ali entre eles tinha um grande ferro na cintura,
grande ferro na cintura
Era cedo de manhã quando ele entrou na cidade
Veio montando do lado sul, olhando devagar ao redor
"Ele é um fora da lei solto e correndo", sussurrou
cada boca
"E ele está aqui para fazer um negócio com o grande ferro na
cintura,
grande ferro na cintura"
Na cidade morava um fora da lei chamado Texas Red
Muitos homens tentaram pegá-lo e muitos homens morreram
Ele era feroz e um assassino, embora jovem de vinte e quatro
E as marcas em seu revólver somavam uma e dezenove a mais,
uma e dezenove a mais
Agora o estranho começou a falar, deixou claro para o pessoal ao redor
Era um ranger do Arizona, não ficaria muito tempo na cidade
Ele veio para levar um fora da lei de volta vivo ou talvez morto
E disse que não importava que ele estava atrás de Texas Red,
atrás de Texas Red
Não demorou muito para essa história chegar a Texas Red
Mas o fora da lei não se preocupou, homens que tentaram antes estavam mortos
Vinte homens tentaram pegá-lo, vinte homens vacilaram,
Vinte e um seria o ranger com o grande ferro na cintura,
grande ferro na cintura
A manhã passou tão rápido e era hora de se encontrarem
Eram onze e vinte quando saíram para a rua
O pessoal assistia das janelas,
todos prenderam a respiração,
Pois sabiam que aquele ranger bonito estava prestes a encontrar sua morte,
prestes a encontrar sua morte
Havia quarenta pés entre eles
quando pararam para fazer seu movimento
E a rapidez do Ranger ainda é comentada até hoje
Texas Red não tinha puxado a arma quando uma bala rasgou
E a mira do ranger era mortal, com o grande ferro na cintura,
grande ferro na cintura
Foi tudo muito rápido e o pessoal se reuniu ao redor
Ali diante deles estava o corpo do fora da lei no chão
Oh, ele poderia ter continuado vivendo, mas cometeu um último erro
Quando tentou igualar o ranger com o grande ferro na cintura,
grande ferro na cintura
Grande ferro, grande ferro,
Ele tentou igualar o ranger com o grande ferro na cintura,
Grande ferro na cintura