In the still of the night I shall sing you a song About the Wild West And its opening About the long rugged ride And the frontiersman's pride And the way that a man Meets his reckoning Close your eyes By the rushing river side, For you know that tonight We shall be leaving Close you eyes To my western lullaby For you know that Singin' is believin' Put your saddle on right We shall ride away tonight Across the wide open Sheets of the prairie Climb the mountains beneath your head In your green grassy bed Leave behind your visions Dark and dreary Close you eyes To my western lullaby For you know that Singin' is believin' Close you eyes To my western lullaby For you know that Singin' is believin' Now in the heat of the day We shall float our time away So much, you will forget All that I'm saying But in the still of the night I will hold you so tight That you will be on your knees And praying Ooh ooh ooh ...