(C.W. McCall, Fries, Chip Davis)
One cold, black night of a Colorado It snowed on Red Mountain We ev'rybody that the Slide was runnin' An' 5-5-Oh was a But the plowshed, south a' town Come a with a flashin' blue light We told boy: "Whatever you do, Beware of the Slide."
Now that plow-jockey he had a job to do Been dodgin' them slides for But we all knew, deep inside, He was livin' with a called fear 'Cause you don't mess with an avalanche, son A lotta men tried, and Yeah, you get them plows past Creek Falls, You lookin' at the Riverside
Now all a' us folks around County Seen a lotta cold, black nights When the only thing movin' is a big ol' Flashin' weird blue lights You drive them snowplows around parts You gotta a real thick hide 'Cause ya never quite know what time a' the You gonna die in the Riverside
Well, it six feet on the mountain that night An' we what was comin' on down An' so did the boy an' his flashin' light When he rolled blade outta town Well, he took that up 5-5-Oh An' he it lean to one side An' he knew it, he was buried alive At the bottom of the Slide
Yeah, all a' us folks around Ouray Seen a them cold, black nights When the thing movin' is a big ol' plow Flashin' weird blue lights We found the boy in the spring Still settin', the plow on its Yeah, ya never know what time a' the night You gonna die in the Riverside