They stole Rush Bonner's horse and left him afoot in mighty wild country But Bonner was tough he recovered his mount and left the thieving rider for the coyotes But it caused him more trouble than he could shake a stick at First, there was the head wound and the jail cell Then the escape - with a dead sheriff left in his office, and ten thousand dollars missing And the posse who hunted him were given orders 'Take him, dead or alive - preferably dead' He surely wished he'd stayed in Texas!