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Out in the West where the riders are ready

They sing an old song and they tell an old tale

Its moral is plain: Take it easy, go steady

While riding a horse on the Malibu Trail

It’s a high, rocky trail with its switch-backs and doubles

It has no beginning and never an end

It’s risky and rough and it’s plumb full of troubles

From Shifty -- that’s shale -- up to Powder Cut Bend

Old-timers will tell you the rangers who made it

Sang 'Roll A Rock Down,' with a stiff upper lip

And cussed all creation, but managed to grade it

With a thousand-foot drop if a pony should slip

Oh, the day it was wet and the sky it was cloudy

The trail was as slick as any oil-rigger's pants

When Ranger McCabe on his pony, Old Rowdy

Came ridin' where walkin' was takin' a chance

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

Go easy and steady and roll a rock down

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

Go easy and steady and roll a rock down

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down

'Oh, Roll A Rock Down!' picks and shovels was clangin'

And Rowdy a-steppin' that careful and light

When the edge it gave way and McCabe was left hangin'

Clean over the rim--with no bottom in sight

I shook out a loop--bein' crowded for throwin'

I flipped a fair noose for a rope that was wet

It caught just as Mac lost his holt and was goin'

And burned through my fingers: it’s burnin' them yet

For Ranger McCabe never knuckled to danger

My partner in camp, on the trail, or in town

And he slid into glory, a true forest ranger

With Hell! I’m a-goin'! Just roll a rock down

So, roll a rock down where a ranger is sleepin'

Aside of his horse below Powder Cut Bend

I ride and I look where the shadows are creepin'

And roll a rock down--for McCabe was my friend

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

Go easy and steady and roll a rock down

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

Go easy and steady and roll a rock down

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down

I’ve sung you a song and I’ve told you my story

And all that I ask when I’m done with the show

I’ll roll a rock down when I slide into glory

And say that I went like a ranger should go

Out in the West where the riders are ready

They sing an old song and they tell an old tale

Its moral is plain: Take it easy, go steady

While riding a horse on the Malibu Trail

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

Go easy and steady and roll a rock down

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

Go easy and steady and roll a rock down

Roll a rock down, roll a rock down

When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down

When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down

When life throws you curves, you can roll a rock down

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