Yakima Lyrics

The devil combed the horses' tails that mornin'
And dragged his evil fingers through their manes
And the riders in the pen, they got no warnin'
They'd all be drawin' zeros by their names.
They'd all be drawin' zeros by their names.

A rancher's kid form Colfax had entered,
Swapped his wife's gold tooth to get the dough.
And he looked like hair and bailin' wire and splinters
When they got him on a bronc and let him go.

'Cause he could ride, oh he could ride.
That day he spurred the devil right off of that horse's hide.
He could ride, oh he could ride ride ride.
By God, that Yakima could ride.

He went to find his gap-toothed little honey.
They swaggered through the crowd to get his pay.
And they smelled like beer and sweat and foldin' money
When they saddled up and went out on their way.
When they saddled up and went out on their way.

Then Yak, he bought a diamond from the pawn man
Had it mounted in the tooth and paid the loan.
Pressed that diamond studded tooth back in that gal's hand.
He said "Kitty, that's for interest, let's go home"

'Cause he could ride, oh he could ride.
That day he spurred the devil right off of that horse's hide.
He could ride, oh he could ride ride ride.
By God, that Yakima could ride.

Oh, Kitty was a wild one
She could drink and she could brawl.
Lucky for ol'Yak she didn't shoot too good.
Yak kept ridin' broncs
'Til he'd nearly rode 'em all.
Then he split the sheets with Kitty
And went to Hollywood.

Where he could ride, oh he could ride.
Yakima Canutt could spur the devil off a horse's hide.
He could ride, oh he could ride ride ride.
By God, that Yakima could ride.

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