C           F
Deep water, ice and snow
           G                C
And with a thousand cattle, we had to go
                         F
To get the cattle to the other side
        G                       C
You can bet your life we had to ride

C                    F
Now the railroad was but a mile away
    G                   C
But some men and horses would die that day
                      F
We held the herd on a ridge close by
   G                   C
As the north wind blew the snowflakes by

C                        F
Well we were all chilled our bodies thru
    G                  C
But from cold or fear, nobody knew
                         F
So we lit us a smoke and we watched her blow
    G                   C
Now slack your cinches, we gotta go

C           F
Deep water, ice and snow
           G               C
And with a thousand cattle we had to go

C                          F
Well I pointed the men and we hit her fast
    G                   C
But our luck by now was a fadin fast
                      F
That man was a talkin from down below
   G                   C
As my horse and I were next to go

C                             F
Well my horse turned over and I floated free
    G                      C
But the waves was so high, I couldn't see
                          F
Then my horse swam by and I grabbed his tail
   G                    C
He dragged me outa that icy hell

C           F
Deep water, ice and snow
           G               C
And with a thousand cattle we had to go

C                      F
Well I'll never forget that terrible day
     G                   C
When grown men cried and I heard some pray
                      F
We crossed the cattle to the other side
     G         C
Just to save a vain mans pride

C                           F
Well the hell I've seen was mighty cold
    G                     C
But the other kinds worse or so I'm told
                 F
Well I just hope when I have to go
   G                    C
It ain't in deep water, ice or snow

C           F
Deep water, ice and snow
           G               C
And with a thousand cattle we had to go
                     F
To get the cattle to the other side
    G                           C
You can bet your life we had to ride