Through the Black Hills to Durango, I would roam Ridin' for wages on that ol' paint horse I killed a man that done me wrong The faster gun, I laid him low Over wild open country I could see High still plains callin' to me The only company I keep Is my ol' paint n' my cold steel Say goodbye to ol' Durango Fare thee well where I belong N' I rode hard in the saddle With my ol' paint horse n' my gun The Pocatello River we rode through Bedded down 'neath the stars n' high yellow moon Rode through fire and stampede too But, that ol' paint kept straight n' true Say goodbye to ol' Durango Fare thee well where I belong N' I rode hard in the saddle With my ol' paint horse n' my gun I wandered the trail I drove the Chisholm Met with Cheyenne Rode seldom seen By the time I reached the Rio Grande I was a stranger in a stranger land Say goodbye to ol' Durango Fare thee well where I belong N' I rode hard in the saddle With my ol' paint horse n' my gun Say goodbye to ol' Durango Fare thee well where I belong N' I rode hard in the saddle With my ol' paint horse n' my gun With my ol' paint horse n' my gun