Night Hawk – C.W. McCall – letras

(Tom McKeon, Ron Peterson)We’d worked ourselves senselessBeen bustin’ down fencesDrivin’ dry cattle, no water in sightAs we sat ’round the fireAnd cursed the barbed wireA stranger broke into our lightNot knowin’ no betterSome fool went for leatherBut a whispered « I wouldn’t »Put an end to the fightThen he said, « I’m for hire. »You need a rider. »And I don’t mind ridin’ at night. »[Chorus]Go light on the Night HawkHe don’t smile, he don’t talkTo strangers, and seldom to friendsAnd you’ll do well to listenWhen he asks you to leave him aloneHe won’t ask you againThough the man is a myst’ryThe story is hist’ryHow a range fire cameLike a thief in the nightTook his young wife and babiesHis would-bes and maybesAnd burned out the love in his life[Chorus]Go light on the Night HawkHe don’t smile, he don’t talkTo strangers, and seldom to friendsAnd you’ll do well to listenWhen he asks you to leave him aloneHe won’t ask you again