[Verse 1]
He rode up on a winter day
Steam risin' off a streak-faced bay
He said, "You probably know my name
If you don't, it's Arkansas Dave"

[Verse 2]
He talked of fifteen years ago
And how he got the bay he rode
Said he killed a man in Ohio
First man he killed, first horse he stole

[Verse 3]
It was a long road for Arkansas Dave
He shot and left him where he lay
Said he'd never forget that winter day
He rode off on a streak-faced bay

[Verse 4]
I stood up and I shook his hand
Told no one that I knew this man
Started thinking of a plan
'Bout how I'd deal him his last hand

[Verse 5]
It didn't take him long to come unwound
He jumped up and gunned two men down
Ran outside to leave the town
But ol' bay was nowhere to be found
[Verse 6]
I hid out with my .44
And when he walked back through the door
I shot 'til I could shoot no more
And Dave Rudabaugh fell to the floor

[Verse 7]
It was the end of the road for Arkansas Dave
I shot and left him where he lay
I'll never forget that winter day
I rode off on the streak-faced bay

[Outro]
No, I'll never forget that winter day
I rode home on daddy's streak-faced bay