Night Hawk Lyrics

Night Hawk lyrics

We'd worked ourselves senseless 
Been bustin' down fences 
Drivin' dry cattle, no water in sight 
As we sat 'round the fire 
And cursed the barbed wire 
A stranger broke into our light  
 
Not knowin' no better 
Some fool went for leather 
But a whispered "I wouldn't" 
Put an end to the fight 
Then he said, "I'm for hire. 
"You need a rider. 
"And I don't mind ridin' at night."  
 
[Chorus] 
Go light on the Night Hawk 
He don't smile, he don't talk 
To strangers, and seldom to friends 
And you'll do well to listen 
When he asks you to leave him alone 
He won't ask you again  
 
Though the man is a myst'ry 
The story is hist'ry 
How a range fire came 
Like a thief in the night 
Took his young wife and babies 
His would-bes and maybes 
And burned out the love in his life  
 
[Chorus] 
Go light on the Night Hawk 
He don't smile, he don't talk 
To strangers, and seldom to friends 
And you'll do well to listen 
When he asks you to leave him alone 
He won't ask you again