Lyrics:

(Marty Robbins)To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine dayHardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to sayNo one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slipfor the stranger there amongst them had a big iron on his hipBig iron on his hipIt was early in the morning when he rode into the townHe came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all aroundHe's an outlaw loose and running came the whisper from each lipAnd he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hipbig iron on his hipIn this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas RedMany men had tried to take him and that many men were deadHe was vicious and a killer though a youth of twenty fourAnd the notches on his pistol numbered one an nineteen moreOne and nineteen moreNow the stranger started talking made it plain to folks aroundWas an Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in townHe came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe deadAnd he said it didn't matter he was after Texas RedAfter Texas RedWasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas RedBut the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were deadTwenty men had tried to take twenty men had made a slipTwenty one would be the ranger with the big iron on his hipBig iron on his hipThe morning passed so quickly it was time for them to meetIt was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the streetFolks were watching from their windows every-body held their breathThey knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his deathAbout to meet his deathThere was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their playAnd the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about to-dayTe