I was down in the arroyo gatherin’ strays You know cowboys and cattle don’t get holidays And I should've been finished except for one little guy Who kept leading me farther away
He ran up on the mesa, across a ravine Past the Indian ruins and the muddy red stream And I stopped for a spell, ‘cause I was bone tired And I guess that I started to dream
I saw three painted horses, three dark skinned men A mask made of clay and voices like wind
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Now I’m an old trail hound and I’ve always believed That your boots and your saddle are all that you need No miracles happen, no angels appear But I swear three men were standing there
I shook myself over, had I been asleep That’s just three pueblo children, tending their sheep And they yelled "Merry Christmas", as they brought me my stray And their voices rang through the mesquite