"Legend Of McBride" lyrics

Long ago on the Texas Plains
Was a little town that never changed
Until a man rode into town
A Ranger known for miles around

Well, he could keep the peace without a gun
From Abilene down to Galveston
And when he rode by the general store
People crowded through the door
To see the legend and the man called McBride

And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
In Iverson

Through the doors of the old hotel
A burning fire began to build
People screaming for their lives
And the first one there was John McBride
And just as soon as he stepped in
People saw the roof cave in
And everybody knew
That he would not survive

And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
In Iverson

Then a lady right outside
Said her baby boy was trapped inside
But not a man would fight the flames
And she knew that it would be too late

But through the smoke and burning flames
She heard her baby call her name
The boy appeared
But no one knew who saved his life

And when the boy grew old and gray
He spoke about that fateful day
And the man that saved his life
Texas Ranger, John McBride

And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
In Iverson

And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
In Iverson
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
And oh, whoa, whoa, whoa...
In Iverson

Still, I travel far and wide, yeah
To hear the legend of McBride, yeah
Whoa, yeah!