Rangeland Rebel - Michael Martin Murphey

Ride rangeland rebel

Ride over the land

Ride to beat the devil

Ride for your own brand

Ride for your own brand

I’m a rangeland rebel

Riding for the lead

I ride to beat the devil

Beat the devil stampede

Beat the devil stampede

Now gather 'round cowboys

Saddle up a good horse

And ride for your land

Or it’ll be a golf course

Before they tear down the mountains

And cover the trail

You won’t find the bean counters

When the banks start to fail

Ride rangeland rebel

Ride to beat the devil

Dark riders are coming

By the rustlers moon

While the wannabes watch cowboy cartoons

As they’re subdividing ranch to ranchette

Some humans are residing with a hangman of death

Ride rangeland rebel

Ride to beat the devil

Ride rangeland rebel

Ride over the land

Ride to beat the devil

Ride for your own brand

Ride for your own brand

I’m a rangeland rebel

Riding for the lead

Try to beat the devil

Beat the devil stampede

Beat the devil stampede

In a high rise in Denver, there’s a CEO

Can’t wait for the winter

Take your water for snow

He’ll charge you for water

He’ll charge you for air

Cheat his own son and daughter

For his insider share

Ride rangeland rebel

Ride to beat the devil

You might wake up one morning

And get a big shock

To see the name Ted and Jane on your neighbor’s mailbox

But it ain’t Ted and Jane’s fault

It’s the ones who sell out

Put the money in the bank vault

Before they get the hell out

Ride rangeland rebel

Ride to beat the devil

Ride rangeland rebel

Ride over the land

Ride to beat the devil

Ride for your own brand

Ride for your own brand

I’m a rangeland rebel

Riding for the lead

Ride to beat the devil

Beat the devil stampede

Beat the devil stampede

I’m a rangeland rebel

Riding over the land

Ride to beat the devil

Ridin' for my own brand

Ride rangeland rebel

Ride to beat the devil

Ride rangeland rebel

Ride to beat the devil

Save the American cowboy

You better do it now

Ride rangeland rebel