On the go on a Texas plains Just a little town that never changed Until a man rode into town A ranger known for miles around He could keep the peace without a gun From Abilene down to Galveston Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh In Iverson Through the doors of the old hotel A burning fire began to build People screamin' for their lives And the first there was John Mcbride Just as soon as he stepped in People saw the roof cave-in Everybody knew that he would not survive Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh In Iverson Then a lady right outside Said her baby boy was trapped inside Not a man could fight the flames Ans she knew that it would be to late When through the smoke and the burning flame She heard her baby call her name The boy appeared but no one knew who saved his life When the boy grew old and gray He spoke about that fateful day And the man that saved his life Texas ranger John Mcbride Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh In Iverson Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh In Iverson Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh In Iverson Still I travel far an wide, yeah To hear the legend of Mcbride, woh, yeah