Chestnut Mare Songtext
von The Byrds

Always alone, never with a herd
Prettiest mare I′ve ever seen
You'll have to take my word

I′m goin' to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I'll give her my brand

Well, I was up on Stony Ridge after this chestnut mare
I′d been chasin′ her for weeks
Oh, I'd catch a glimpse of her every once in a while
Takin′ her meal, or bathin
A fine lady

This one day I happened to be real close to her
I saw her standin' over there
So I snuck up on her nice and easy
Got my rope out
And I flung it in the air


I′m goin' to catch that horse if I can
And when I do, I′ll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She'll be just like a wife
I′m goin′ to catch that horse if I can

Well, I got her, and I'm pullin′ on her
And she's pullin′ back like this mule goin' up a ladder
And I take a choice and I jump right up on her
Damned if I don′t land right on top of her
And she takes off, runnin' up on to the ridge
Higher than I've ever been before

She′s runnin′ along just fine 'til she stops
And something spooked her
It′s a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike
She doesn't know what to do for a second
But then she jumps off the edge
Me, holdin′ on

Above the hills
Higher than eagles, we're gliding
Suspended in the sky
Over the moon
Straight for the sun, we were riding
My eyes were filled with light


Behind us black walls
Below us a bottomless canyon
Floating with no sound
Gulls far below
Seemed to be suddenly rising
Exploding all around

I′m goin' to catch that horse if I can
And when I do, I'll give her my brand
And we′ll be friends for life
She′ll be just like a wife
I'm goin′ to catch that horse if I can

And we were fallin' down this crevice
′Bout a mile down, I'd say
I look down and I see this red thing below us
Comin′ up real fast
And it's our reflection in this little pool of water

About six feet wide, and one foot deep
And we're crawlin′ down right through it
We hit and we splashed it dry
That′s when I lost my hold and she got away
But I'm gonna try to get her again some day

I′m goin' to catch that horse if I can
And when I do I′ll give her my brand
And we'll be friends for life
She′ll be just like a wife
I'm goin' to catch that horse
I′m goin′ to catch that horse
I'm goin′ to catch that horse if I can
I'm goin′ to catch that horse if I can