Charles Goodnight's Grave lyrics

On the Llano Estacado

not far from Amarillo

big trucks roll and the wind blows

mostly all of the time

way out on the prairie

in the lonely cemetery

wild rags flutter and the wind sighs

over Charles Goodnight's grave.

Bandanas blue and yellow

all the shades of Pala Douro

where they come from I do not know

maybe riders on the wind

all along the fence line

like some old time cowboy's shrine

wild rags flutter and the wind sighs

over Charles Goodnight's grave.

[Bridge]

If you ride for Amarillo

for to dance the wild fandango

out among the moon glow

of the panhandle plains

raise a toast to the legends

of Goodnight and Loving

and the ones who hang the wild rags

over Charles Goodnight's grave.

• Artist:Ian Tyson
• Album:Raven Singer (2012)