Red Steagall - Point your wagon tongue

^GI hired on with col. Slaughter, driving ^Csteers to Abi ^Glene Green and wet behind the ears, a kid of seven ^Dteen Though ^GI was raised in Texas, I was ^Cnot a seasoned ^Ghand So I got the job of hoodilum, the ^Dcoosies right hand ^Gman

^GOn the llano estecato, all you ^Csee is endless ^Gplains You dread the sound of thunder, theres no shelter from the ^Drain Now ^Gthe coosie did a strange thing, when the ^Cevening meal was ^G done He'd wait until the stars come out, then ^Dmove the wagon ^Gtongue

^GHe said there ain't no landmarks on these ^Cwide and rollin ^Gplains There ain't no trees or mountains, so each day it looks the ^Dsame But you'll ^Gnever lose direction and you'll ^Cknow just where you are If you'll ^Galways point the wagon tongue, ^Dtoward that ol' north ^G star

^GOut along the Cimarron, one ^Ccold and stormy ^Gnight I watched the cattle stampede, through the lightnings eerie ^Dlight Took ^Gseveral days to round em up, ^Cget em settled ^Gdown And we followed in the wagon, through the ^Dsoft and muddy ^Gground

^GAs we pushed the herd across the plains, ^Cwe had no way to ^Gknow That we had drifted way of course, towards New ^DMexico But the ^Gnight the stars came out, ^Chis theory stood the ^Gtest Abilene's up north of us, but ^Dwe were headed ^Gwest

^GHe said there ain't no landmarks on these ^Cwide and rollin ^Gplains There aint no trees or mountains, so each day it looks the ^Dsame But you'll ^Gnever lose direction and you'll ^Cknow just where you are If you'll ^Galways point the wagon tongue ^Dtoward that ol' north ^G star

^GMy life has been a full one, my ^Chair is turnin ^Ggray And I've seen a lot of sunshine, but I've seen some cloudy ^Ddays For a ^Gwhile I wondered aimlessly and ^CI still wear the ^Gscars Of when I didn't point my wagon tongue, ^Dtoward that ol' north ^Gstar

^GCause life is like a grassy sea, ^Cthe trail ain't always ^Gplain One may lead to pleasure and another lead to ^Dpain But you'll ^Gnever lose direction and you'll ^Cknow just where you are If you'll ^Galways point your wagon tongue, ^Dtoward that ol' north ^G star

Yes you'll never lose direction and you'll ^Cknow just where you are If you'll ^Galways point your wagon tongue, ^Dtoward that ol' north ^G star