Marty Robbins - Utah Carol (Under Western Skies Disc 1)
And now my friends you've asked me what makes me sad and still
And why my brow is darkened like the clouds upon the hill
Run in your ponies closer and I'll tell to you my tale
Of Utah Carol my partner and his last ride on the trail
We rode the range together and rode it side by side
I loved him like a brother, and I wept when Utah died
We were rounding up one morning when work was almost done
When on his side the cattle started on a frightened run
Underneath the saddle that the boss's daughter rode
Utah that very morning had placed a bright red robe
So the saddle might ride easy for Lenore his little friend
And it was this red blanket that brought him to his end
The blanket was now dragging behind her on the ground
The frightened cattle saw it and charged it with a bound
Lenore then saw her danger and turned her pony's face
And leaning in the saddle tied the blanket to its place
But in leaning lost her balance, fell in front of that wild tide
"Lay still Lenore I'm coming" were the words that Utah cried
His faithful pony saw her and reached her in a bound
I thought he'd been successful, and raised her from the ground
But the weight upon the saddle had not been felt before
His backcinch snapped like thunder and he fell by Lenore
Picking up the blanket he swung it over his head
And started cross the prairie, "Lay still Lenore" he said
When he got the stampede turned and saved Lenore his friend
He turned to face the cattle and meet his fatal end
His six gun flashed like lightning, the report rang loud and clear
As the cattle rushed and killed him he dropped the leading steer
On his funeral morning I heard the preacher say
I hope we'll all meet Utah at the roundup far away
Then they wrapped him in a blanket that saved his little friend
And it was this red blanket that brought him to his end
this song makes my hair curl at the back of my neck!!!!
Autor: 999widgey
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This song was all the rage in '57, when I graduated h.s. Unfortunately, or not, I missed graduation ceremonies. Was in hospital with the same problem that made Rush Limbaugh "miss" the military
service (poor baby!), a pilonoidal cyst excision. Had to have it removed, again, in AF. What fun! They used local anes-
thetic. Not bad. Spinal tap, 1st time, gave me headaches 2 wks., when sitting/stan-
ding. Rough! BTW, Marty's great, as usual. Conniff, too.
Autor: Myrtle791
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Good ole days
Autor: paulinus43ad
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The guitar on this song is tremendous. It transforms a pop song into a classic.
MP
Autor: JERE29MAD
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Bravo! I don't know your folks, but a happy couple is a happy couple. Thanks for sharing this for us all. Many more happy years to them :)
Autor: buzzard1954
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another SUPERCLASSIC c+w standard from Marty. this is the original and the DEFINITIVE version of this masterpiece. Brad Savage ---
Autor: alzahad
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@JERE29MAD I don't know the picker's name, but Marty was backed by the legendary Ray Conniff, his orchestra and singers. Conniff was one of the greatest arrangers ever and each song he backed up was usually a hit. Some of them are "Singin' the Blues" by Guy Mitchell, "Chances Are" and "It's Not For Me To Say" by Johnny Mathis, "Band of Gold" by Don Cherry the singer and "Just Walkin' In the Rain" by Johnnie Ray. Mitch Miller was the A&R guy for Columbia Records when all of these songs were hits.
Autor: bulldogbarks55
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i love this song =) <3
Autor: 24onepiece
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Unpretentious, wonderful viewing!
Timeless classic tune! Thanks
for sharing!