We'd heard of the ranges of the Yellowstone Valley
Where the summers are short and the grasses are high
Those swarms of mosquitoes will near drive you crazy
Stars shine like diamonds in the Yellowstone sky
We gathered our herd in the brush of south Texas
Tonight we're in view of the Dodge City lights
Buck says we're only halfway to Montana
We're bound for country that's wеll worth the ride
Therе's a big summer rain on the Yellowstone River
It's lush and it's green and it stretches for miles
Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley
There's nothing as blue as the Yellowstone sky
Oh the mornings are cooler than they were in Texas
The horses all feel good and wantin' to play
I've got one old knot head that bucks every morning
To get even with him I'll ride him two days
And I never once thought I would be leaving Texas
My family's been down there since after the war
I'm just like my daddy and his dad before him
I want to see country I ain't seen before
There's a big summer rain on the Yellowstone River
It's lush and it's green and it stretches for miles
Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley
There's nothing as blue as the yellowstone sky
As we rode through Nebraska I spotted a cabin
A young girl in calico stood by the door
A redheaded dream, she's a fair rancher's daughter
When this drive is over I'll see her once more
Who knows, I might homestead and make her an offer
If her Pa accepts me, I'll make her my wife
She might like Montana or the Yellowstone Valley
Either way I've got plans for the rest of her life
There's a big summer rain on the Yellowstone River
It's lush and it's green, and it stretches for miles
Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley
There's nothing as blue as the yellowstone sky