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 the town He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around He's an outlaw loose and running, came the 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 this 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 24 And the notches on his pistol numbered one and 19 more One and 19 more Now the stranger started talking, made it plain to folks around Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in town He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red After Texas Red Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead 20 men had tried to take him, 20 men had made a slip 21 would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip The morning passed so quickly, it was time for them to meet It was 20 past 11 when they walked out in the street Folks were watching from the windows, everybody held their breath They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death About to meet his death There was 40 feet between them when they stopped to make their play And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today Texas Red had not cleared leather 'fore 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 went on living but he made one fatal slip When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip Big iron, big iron When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip

Real Deal!

It's just too bad some people can't appreciate great music, and have to make juvenile jokes.😡

Romance In Durango

Had this album when I was a kid. Absolute gold.

Because his love was stronger than his fear of death. Well.

I know there is a musical term for it but I like that "lift" in the singing.Have liked this sing since childhood before giving in to peer pressure and listening to rock.

Well, shit. I was born too late.

Marty , nach all den Jahren immer noch unter uns , unvergessen , danke . Grüße aus Deutschland . Marty , after all the years still with us , unforgotten , thanks . Greetings from Deutschland .

The Arizona ranger came from the south into Agua Fria new Mexico to get the man from Texas. So perhaps the ranger had been hunting Texas Red since Texas, whom was fleeing into new Mexico.

Just bought an old school all metal .22 short colt junior (cub) and I'm banging this classic with my pocket rocket >;)

Marty is my grandpas first cousin. Wish he coulda came to the family reunion

I just watched a video of a Georgia State Trooper chase down and PIT maneuver someone while Gunfighter Ballads was playing on the radio in the background. Funny af

An absolute Legend !

True story

Just finished my first playthrough, and i loved every moment, bugs and all!

Play this whenever something f*cked up happens it's quite humorous.

Tell the wild cowboy not to get off his horse, before he finds out the town law is strictly enforced

Nexf tk Cold cold heart, this is my all time favvvvv by Mickey....BRING IT ON HOME TO ME ANYTIME YOU WANT TO . .wheneVER I had discovered that TEXAS ALBUM....what a MUSIC JEWEL indeed. Ed

Anyone else think it looks like Nic Cage? Time Travelling country singing Nic Cage... I'd watch that movie.

We need a lot more rangers,

Texas Red couldn't handle Arizona Ranger's Guns skill 🥶

I don't know what to say Marty just awes me he had a voice that. made you stop and listen , this is one of the real cowboys songs and how he could write 3 songs that fit together 😂😅

El Paso, the only Texas county for miles that voted blue

One of The VERY BEST !!! Bloomin sad all the same. It was like seeing a full movie told very quickly, Superb !

My great grand dad drove with marty robins, and they were close friends. Was listening to this song when my grandma, started talking to me about it, I wish I could meet him, as he is one of the best singers of all time

Heard some fuzz in haggards the running kind. Know they were close. Wanna know who was first

I grew up on this kind of music all the old greats are gone now & all we have are their recordings ! May they all R.I.P

2024 what a voice class

Com essa música e timbre de voz, me remete a algum filme de Cow Boy onde o sujeito tem os olhos azuis e chega em uma cidadezinha onde "faz a limpa" nos bandidos e uma moça se apaixona. No final... o Cow boy e seu cavalo, como sempre... a caminho do por do sol e só a saudade... Não se fazem filmes e nem músicas como antigamente.

Why does this song go from the comments been turned of and on on a monthly bases

The best part is 5:00

Fallout new Vegas

I love all the parts of the ranger commenting

The goat 🐐 Marty died Way too young this was my truck driving music

Wonc in lifetime singers ,,

how I feel equipped like a cowboy using V.A.T.S. on multiple enemies

marty is best i live glenale az he is honor here god bless us

Sounds so similar to Elvis’s Marguerita from 1963

2024 Trump wins

Great songs

It's never implied that the ranger actually hunted down texas red because of his job. he only says that he *is* and Arizona ranger and that he *is* going to take a criminal back alive or maybe dead. What I'm Saying is that there could be multiple reasons for why the ranger decided to hunt him down: • He was sent there due to his job position or, the theory i like better: *the ranger managed to kill one of the most dangerous criminals in Arizona (one with 1 and 19 more confirmed kills at that) for fun*

I was listening this when I was 14 and now that am 18..it just felt like yesterday ❤

The great Marty Robbins ! My parents had this record.Thanks Mom and Dad ! Nobody Better !

Hello from Rain World

The greatest voice and storytelling

He and his contemporary, Merle Haggard 2 of the top GOATS. Many similarities: great singers & songwriters. Hank Williams as well, in contrast George Jones was a great singer but AFAIK not a songwriter

I here because of Fallout New Vegas.

I believe this is Merle Haggards song that Merle wrote.😊

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