It's to ride to Denver, in the autumn of the year Walked in from the highway, with the rain against my beard For Denver girls and Denver talk, upon my watch and chain Then I headed out to try my luck in the Colorado rain Found a darkened corner, had a glass of wine Met a girl named Mary, she made my head unwind While rivers of light leaped through the night, she stole my heart away With the morning dawn, she found me gone, thought I heard her call my name For Denver girls and Denver talk, upon my watch and chain Then I headed out to try my luck in the Colorado rain There's a rainbow on the highway, it's telling me to go Maybe on down to New Orleans, where the rain don't turn to snow For the winter winds are bound to send a stranger on his way Just moving on, I can't stay long in the Colorado rain For Denver girls and Denver talk, upon my watch and chain Then I headed out to try my luck in the Colorado rain