Long ago on the Texas Plains
Was a little town
That never changed

Until a man rode into town,
A Ranger known for miles around


Well, he could keep the peace
Without a gun
From Abilene down to Galveston


When he rode by the general store
People crowded through the door

To see the legend and the man called McBride,

And oh, woh, woh,

And oh, woh, woh,
And oh, woh, woh
In Iverson


Through the doors of the old hotel
A burnin' fire began to build

People screamin' for their lives,
And the first one there was john McBride.


And just as soon
As he stepped in
People saw the roof cave in,

And everybody knew
That he would not survive


And oh, woh, woh,
And oh, woh, woh,
And oh, woh, woh

In Iverson

Than a lady right outside,

Said her baby boy was trapped inside
But not a man would fight the flames,
And she knew

That it would be too late

But through the smoke

And burnin flames
She heard her baby
Call her name

The boy appeared
But no one knew
Who saved his life.


And when the boy grew old and gray
He spoke about that fateful day,

And the man that saved his life,
Texas Ranger, john McBride


And oh, woh, woh,
And oh, woh, woh,
And oh, woh, woh

In Iverson

And oh, woh, woh,

And oh, woh, woh,
And oh, woh woh


Still I travel far and wide,
Yeah
To hear the legend of McBride. YEAH