
There Was Blood on the Saddle
There was blood on the saddle
And blood all around,
And a great big puddle
Of blood on the ground.
A cowboy lay in it,
All covered with gore
And he never will ride
Any bronco no more.
Oh pity the cowboy,
All bloody and red.
A bronco fell on him
And mashed in his head.
—Tex Ritter