Written By: Marty Robbins
Big Iron Lyrics
To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine dayHardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say
No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around
He's an outlaw loose and running, came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of 24
And the notches on his pistol numbered one and 19 more
One and 19 more
Now the stranger started talking, made it plain to folks around
Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in town
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red
After Texas Red
Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red
But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead
20 men had tried to take him, 20 men had made a slip
21 would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
The morning passed so quickly, it was time for them to meet
It was 20 past 11 when they walked out in the street
Folks were watching from the windows, everybody held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
About to meet his death
There was 40 feet between them when they stopped to make their play
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Texas Red had not cleared leather 'fore a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round
There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground
Oh, he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
Big iron, big iron
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Big iron on his hip
Big Iron Singers
1. Marty Robbins (Billboard hit 1960) (First recording on April 7, 1959) September 1959
2. The Westerners 1974 3. Lee Conway 1980 4. Herb Baker and Friends 1983 5. Bobby Atkins and The Countrymen 1988 6. The Men They Couldn't Hang 1988 7. Johnny Loughrey 1991 8. Michael Martin Murphey with Marty Robbins 1993 9. Kimmel Rosenstein & Co 1996 10. Mike Ness November 9, 1999 11. Carol Noonan 2001 12. Johnny Cash November 5, 2002 13. Frank Jansen July 16, 2005 14. Jon Rauhouse March 13, 2007 15. Al Willis and The New Swingsters 2008 16. Dwight Twilley April 28, 2009 17. Wayne Horsburgh 2010 18. El Jimador August 2, 2011 19. Jim Byrnes August 18, 2012 20. Christian Larsson July 29, 2020 21. Colter Wall August 28, 2020 22. The Cog Is Dead January 19, 2024
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