And the red-headed stranger from Blue Rock, Montana Rode into town one day Under his knees was a raging black stallion And walking behind was a bay And the red-headed stranger had eyes like the thunder And lips that were sad and tired And his little lost love lay asleep on the hillside And his heart was heavy as night So don't cross him, don't boss him, he's wild in his sorrow And he's right, and he's hiding his pain Don't fight him, don't spite him, just wait till tomorrow Maybe he'll right all again And the yellow-haired lady leaned out of her window And watched as he passed her way She drew back in fear at the sight of the stallion But cast greedy eyes on the bay How could she know that the dancing bay pony Meant more to him than life For this was the horse that his little lost darling Had ridden when she was his wife So don't cross him, don't boss him, he's wild in his sorrow And he's right, and he's hiding his pain Don't fight him, don't spite him, just wait till tomorrow Maybe he'll right all again And the yellow-haired lady came down to the tavern And looked up the stranger there And he bought her a drink, and he gave her some money He just didn't seem to care She followed him out as he saddled his stallion And laughed when she grabbed at the bay But he shot her so quick they had no time to warn her And she never heard anyone say Don't cross him, don't boss him, he's wild in his sorrow And he's right, and he's hiding his pain Don't fight him, don't spite him, just wait till tomorrow Maybe he'll right all again The yellow-haired lady was buried at sunset The stranger went free of course For you can't hang a man for killing a woman That's trying to steal your horse Now this is a tale of the red-headed stranger And if he should pass your way Stay out of the path of the raging black stallion And don't lay a hand on the bay Don't cross him, don't boss him, he's wild in his sorrow And he's right, and he's hiding his pain Don't fight him, don't spite him, just wait till tomorrow Maybe he'll right all again