Story Behind The Song

Dude and Guest Ranchers in Colorado may move their horses to another ranch in Arizona for the winter, to provide work for their horses thru the months when the dude ranches in Colorado are closed.

Song Description

Happy song about traveling from Colorado to Arizona with horses.

Lyrics

We were up before the sunrise, loaded up the horses, we were gone.
We crossed La Veta pass into that sweet San Luis Valley, rolling on.
There's Wolf Creek straight ahead, 10,000 feet of mountain, we'll be there by noon.
We're hauling Colorado Horses down to winter beneath the Arizona moon.

Rolled straight on through Durango toward four corners, that old Ford was making ground.
We stretched the horses legs in Teec Noc Poc and watched the desert sun go down
We made camp out in the nations, and we listened to the ancestors' tunes.
We're hauling Colorado Horses down to winter beneath the Arizona moon.

Chorus:
I called the boss in Wickenburg just to let him know that we'd be rolling in.
Fed the horses, fed ourselves, picked some guitar while the firelight grew dim.
Then we passed the bottle round and watched the night turn into morning way too soon.
We're hauling Colorado Horses down to winter beneath the Arizona moon.

Sing praises to these horses for they've hauled a thousand dudes into the hills.
They take us to the rivers where the voice of mother nature won't be stilled.
I ain't no big time banker, I just know exactly what I should be doing.
We're hauling Colorado Horses down to winter beneath the Arizona moon.

Chorus:
I called the boss in Wickenburg just to let him know when we'd be rolling in.
Fed the horses, fed ourselves, picked some guitar while the firelight grew dim.
Then we passed the bottle round and watched the night turn into morning way too soon.
We're hauling Colorado Horses down to winter beneath the Arizona moon.

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
DavidCordray2479994	My Top Songs	1/18/2013