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