Stonewall Jackson - Ode to Cowboy Jack lyrics

Jack was a lonely cowboy with a heart so brave and true He learned to love a maiden with eyes of heaven's own blue They learned to love each other and planned their wedding day Then a quarrel came between them and Jack he rode away He joined a band of cowboys and tried to forget her name But out on the lonely prairie she waits for him just the same Your sweetheart waits for you Jack your sweetheart waits for you Out on the lonely prairie where the skies are always blue One night when work was finished just after close of day The boys said sing a song Jack it'll drive your cares away When he began his singin' his mind still wandered back To the only fair haired maiden still waitin' for her Jack Well Jack left camp next mornin' just at the dawn of the day He said I'll ask forgiveness I pray I'm not too late When he reached town next evenin' he found a new grave mound His friends all sadly told him we've laid your loved one down They said as she was dyin' she softly breathed your name And ask us with her last breath to tell you if you came Your sweetheart waits for you Jack your sweetheart waits for you Out on the lonely prairie where the skies are always blue One night when work was finished just after close of day The boys said sing a song Jack it'll drive your cares away When he began his singin' his mind still wandered back To the only fair haired maiden still waitin' for her Jack