(C.W. McCall, Bill Fries, Davis)
One cold, black night of a winter It snowed on Red Mountain We warned that the Slide was runnin' An' 5-5-Oh was a But outta the plowshed, south a' Come a blade a flashin' blue light We told that "Whatever you do, of the Riverslide Slide."
Now plow-jockey knew he had a job to do Been dodgin' them slides for But we all knew, deep inside, He was livin' with a thing fear 'Cause you mess around with an avalanche, son A men tried, and died Yeah, you get them plows past Bear Falls, You lookin' at the Slide
Now all a' us folks around Ouray a lotta them cold, black nights When the only movin' is a big ol' plow Flashin' weird blue lights You drive snowplows around these parts You gotta a real thick hide 'Cause ya never quite know what time a' the You gonna die in the Slide
Well, it snowed six feet on the mountain night An' we knew what was on down An' so did the boy an' his flashin' blue When he rolled that blade town Well, he took that plow up An' he it lean to one side An' before he knew it, he was buried At the bottom of the Riverside
Yeah, all a' us folks Ouray County a lotta them cold, black nights When the only thing movin' is a big ol' them weird blue lights We the boy in the early spring Still settin', the on its side Yeah, ya never quite what time a' the night You gonna die in the Riverside