Utah Carol Lyrics

The song Utah Carol is performed by Marty Robbins in the album named Under Western Skies in the year 1995 .



And now my friends you've asked me what makes me sad and still
And why my brow is darkened like the clouds upon the hill
Run in your ponies closer and I'll tell to you my tale
Of Utah Carol my partner and his last ride on the trail


We rode the range together and rode it side by side
I loved him like a brother, and I wept when Utah died
We were rounding up one morning when work was almost done
When on his side the cattle started on a frightened run

Underneath the saddle that the boss's daughter rode
Utah that very morning had placed a bright red robe
So the saddle might ride easy for Lenore his little friend
And it was this red blanket that brought him to his end

The blanket was now dragging behind her on the ground
The frightened cattle saw it and charged it with a bound
Lenore then saw her danger and turned her pony's face
And leaning in the saddle tied the blanket to its place

But in leaning lost her balance, fell in front of that wild tide
"Lay still Lenore I'm coming" were the words that Utah cried
His faithful pony saw her and reached her in a bound
I thought he'd been successful, and raised her from the ground

But the weight upon the saddle had not been felt before
His backcinch snapped like thunder and he fell by Lenore
Picking up the blanket he swung it over his head
And started cross the prairie, "Lay still Lenore" he said

When he got the stampede turned and saved Lenore his friend
He turned to face the cattle and meet his fatal end
His six gun flashed like lightning, the report rang loud and clear
As the cattle rushed and killed him he dropped the leading steer

On his funeral morning I heard the preacher say
I hope we'll all meet Utah at the roundup far away
Then they wrapped him in a blanket that saved his little friend
And it was this red blanket that brought him to his end




Marty Robbins - Under Western Skies

Oct 1995

  1. Cool Water
  2. In The Valley
  3. Running Gun
  4. The Master's Call
  5. The Little Green Valley
  6. A Hundred And Sixty Acres
  7. Billy The Kid
  8. The Strawberry Roan
  9. They're Hanging Me Tonight
  10. Utah Carol
  11. She Was Young And She Was Pretty
  12. Little Joe, The Wrangler
  13. I've Got No Use For The Women
  14. Billy Venero
  15. This Peaceful Sod
  16. Five Brothers
  17. San Angelo
  18. Jimmy Martinez
  19. Ghost Train
  20. Song Of The Bandit
  21. Wind
  22. Prairie Fire
  23. My Love
  24. The Bend In The River
  25. When The work's All Done This Fall
  26. Abilene Rose
  27. Dusty Winds
  28. Old Red
  29. Doggone Cowboy
  30. Small Man
  31. The Red Hills Of Utah
  32. Tall Handsome Stranger
  33. The Fastest Gun Around
  34. Man Walks Among Us
  35. Johnny Fedavo
  36. The Cowboy In The Continental Suit
  37. I'm Gonna Be A Cowboy
  38. Cry Stampede
  39. Oh, Virginia
  40. Meet Me Tonight In Laredo
  41. Take Me Back To The Prairie
  42. The Wind Goes
  43. An Old Pal, A Real Pal
  44. Feleena (From El Paso)
  45. Never Tie Me Down
  46. Lonely Old Bunkhouse
  47. Night Time On The Desert
  48. Cottonwood Tree
  49. Mister Shorty
  50. When It's Lamplighting Time InThe Valley
  51. Is there Anything Left I Can Say
  52. Waiting In Reno
  53. The Mission In Guadalajara
  54. Love's Gone Away
  55. Bound For Old Mexico
  56. Chapel Bell Chime
  57. Don't Go Away Senor
  58. In The Valley Of The Rio Grande
  59. (The Girl With) Gardenias In Her Hair
  60. Spanish Lullaby
  61. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine
  62. Chant Of The Wanderer
  63. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
  64. South Of The Border
  65. Sundown (Ballad Of Bill Thaxton)
  66. Queen Of The Big Rodeo
  67. Ava Maria Morales
  68. The Outlaws
  69. I'm Kin To The Wind
  70. Trail Dreamin'
  71. She's Just A Drifter
  72. Way Out There
  73. The Ballad Of The Small Man
  74. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
  75. Pride And The Badge
  76. All Around Cowboy
  77. Restless Cattle
  78. The Dreamer


Utah Carol