Red Headed Stranger Medley - Live at Harrah's Casino, Lake Tahoe, NV - April 1978

And it was the time of the preacher
 When the story began
 And the choice of a lady
 And the love of a man
 And he loved her so dearly
 And he went out of his mind
 When she left him for someone
 That she'd left behind
 He cried like a baby
 And he screamed like a panther in the middle of the night
 And he saddled his pony
 And he went for a ride
 It was the time of the preacher
 In the year of 01
 Well, now the preachin' is over
 And the lesson's begun
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 Last night I came home and I knocked on my door
 And I called to my love as I oft had before
 And I knocked and I knocked, but no answer there came
 No kisses to greet me, no voice call my name
 And I could not believe it was true, oh Lord
 I could not believe it was true
 And my eyes filled with tears, I must've aged in years
 I could not believe it was true
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 Shock was so great, I am quiverin' yet
 I'll try to forgive but I cannot forget
 My heart breakin' loss is another man's gain
 And her happiness, always, I hope will remain
 And I could not believe it was true, oh Lord
 I could not believe it was true
 And my eyes filled with tears, I must've aged in years
 I could not believe it was true
 But he could not forgive her
 Though he tried and tried, he tried
 And the halls of his memories
 Still echo her lies
 And he cried like a baby
 Screamed like a panther in the middle of the night
 And then he saddled his pony
 And he went for a ride
 It was the time of the preacher
 In the year of 01
 Now the lesson is over
 And the killing's begun
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 Well, he rode into Blue Rock
 Dusty and tired
 And he got him a room for the night
 And he lay there in silence
 Too much on his mind
 Still hoping that he was not right
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 But he found them that evening at a tavern in town
 In a quiet, little out of the way place
 And they smile at each other when he walked through the door
 And they died with their smiles on their faces
 And they died with the smile on their face
 So don't cross him and don't boss him
 'Cause he's wild in his sorrow, he's ridin' and he's hidin' his pain
 Don't fight him, don't spite him, let's wait 'til tomorrow
 Maybe he'll ride on again
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 In the twilight glow I see her
 Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
 And when we kissed goodbye and parted
 I knew that we'd never meet again
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 Love is like a dyin' ember
 Only memories remain
 Through the ages I'll remember
 Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
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 Some day when we meet up yonder
 We'll stroll hand in hand again
 In a land that knows no partin'
 Blue eyes cryin' in the rain
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 And the red-headed stranger from Blue Rock, Montana
 Rode into town one day
 And under his knees was a ragin' black stallion
 And walkin' behind was a bay
 And the red-headed stranger had eyes like the thunder
 And lips, they were sad and tight
 And his little lost love lay asleep on the hillside
 And his heart was heavy as night
 So don't cross him, don't boss him
 He's wild in his sorrow
 He's ridin' and he's hidin' his pain
 Don't fight him, don't spite him
 Just wait 'til tomorrow
 Maybe he'll ride on again
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 A yellow-haired lady leaned out of her window
 And watched as he passed her way
 She drew back in fear at the sight of the stallion
 But cast greedy eyes on the bay
 But how could she know that this dancin' bay pony
 Meant more to him than life
 For this was the horse that his little lost darlin'
 Had ridden when she was his wife
 So don't cross him, don't boss him
 He's wild in his sorrow
 He's ridin' and he's hidin' his pain
 Don't fight him, don't spite him
 Just wait 'til tomorrow
 Maybe he'll ride on again
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 The yellow-haired lady came down to the tavern
 And looked up the stranger there
 He bought her a drink, he gave her some money
 But he just didn't seem to care
 When she followed him out as he saddled his stallion
 And laughed as she grabbed at the bay
 He shot her so quick, they had no time to warn her
 And she never heard anyone say
 Don't cross him, don't boss him
 'Cause he's wild in his sorrow
 He's ridin' and he's hidin' his pain
 Don't fight him, don't spite him
 Just wait 'til tomorrow
 Maybe he'll ride on again
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 The yellow-haired lady was buried at sunset
 And the stranger went free, of course
 For you can't hang a man for killin' a woman
 Who's tryin' to steal your horse
 Now this is the tale of the red headed stranger
 And if he should pass your way
 Stay out of the path of the ragin' black stallion
 And don't lay a hand on the bay
 Don't cross him, don't boss him
 'Cause he's wild in his sorrow
 He's ridin' and he's hidin' his pain
 Don't fight him, don't spite him
 Just wait 'til tomorrow
 Maybe he'll ride on again
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 An it was the time of the preacher
 In the year of 01
 Just when you think it's all over
 It's only begun
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 Thank you