Song Description

The final battle between the cattlemen and sheepmen.

Lyrics

Spring Creek

My friend Joseph
I got the word today
Coming down the mountain with my sheep
What a tragedy
To see you fall that way
Cut down by cowards in your sleep

Spring Creek, Wyoming
The night of April third
Seven hooded riders joined the chase
The moonlit night came crashing down
Upon your sleepy herd
Never trust a man who hides his face

I wish I could have been there Joe
Standing at your side
I wish I could have cocked my colt
And looked 'em in the eyes
I wish I could have spilled their blood
And watched 'em as they died
I wish I could have been there Joe
Just to say goodbye

Well you're big news down in Basin Joe
There's tents all 'round the town
It's like a keg of powder set to blow
A lot of folks are worried
They might burn the whole place down
They ordered in the Guard to keep control

The youngest, he got three years Joe
And Brink, they gave him life
The others all got something in between
You know that kind of sentence
Cuts my spirit like a knife
I wonder what that kind of justice means

(Chorus)

Well the cowmen got their point of view
They say we wreck the range
They got no use for us nor us for them
But shepards got a purpose too
And things have gotta change
We're gonna break if we don't learn to bend

(Chorus)