Rancho Notorious

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# Oh, listen

# Listen well

# Listen to the legend

of Chuck-A-Luck

# Listen to the song

of the gambler's wheel

# A souvenir from a bygone year

# Spinning a tale

of the old frontier

# And a man of steel...

# And a passion

that drove him on and on and on

# It began, they say, one summer day

# When the sun was blazing down

# 'Twas back in the early '70s

# In a little Wyoming town

# So listen to the legend

of Chuck-A-Luck

# Listen to the wheel of fate

# As round and round

with a whispering sound it spins

# The old, old story of hate,

murder and revenge! #

Nothing's better than that to

make a man agreeable.

- Especially at midday.

Why'd you come in town?

- To kiss you.

- You oughtn't be away.

Last calf I had an iron on

told me I could come.

When we get married...

- Eight days.

And when we get the ranch...

- Eight years.

- I found a name for it.

Yeah? What is it?

- Lost Cloud Ranch.

Pretty?

- Pretty as you.

Wow! Oh, Vern!

- Came from Paris in France, the man said.

Oh, it's beautiful for evening!

- Fine for stargazing.

Beth, where's everybody?

The folks yelled, "Coming, Tommy?"

And I couldn't make it right then.

They left! Everybody's gone!

I got nothing to do.

Do it outside. Go on, get out!

Where is everybody? Town's deserted.

The Burdens had triplets last night.

The whole town went to see them.

I told Dad I'd keep the store.

- Kids. We ought to have a lot of them.

Yes.

- One every August.

See you tonight.

Whitey.

You wait outside.

Mister, can I hold your horse?

- Get away from here.

Is there anything you'd like to see?

Yeah. I wanna see what's

in the assayer's safe.

Both of 'em. The one over there too.

Yes. Yes, all right.

Hey, hey!

Vern! Vern!

I saw him come out the store.

Then the other one fired at me.

He shot at me, the fella with

the long white hair.

- White hair?

The one that stayed outside.

No.

Vern, I don't know how to tell you

this. She wasn't spared anything.

Jim... give me your gun.

Place was empty. Just a girl

in a store. Sure looked easy.

Could've been,

if you didn't chase petticoat!

- It's not your business.

The whole town'll be after us.

- Let's move. We're in this together.

Let's split it. I'm alone from here.

- We'll split it in Chuck-A-Luck.

The tracks lead south, Sheriff.

- It's Sioux country below here.

What of it? Let's go!

I didn't mind being deputised, but I

don't wanna be butchered by Indians.

I'm turning back.

- That's my feeling, Sheriff.

I got 50 head of cattle to brand tomorrow.

- Are you all gutless?

Come on, we're losing time.

- I've no authority past this stream.

There'll be a warrant out for him.

- What's his description?

What if she was your wife?

Or your daughter?

- This is as far as we go.

I'll follow him alone.

- Don't be a fool!

You're a raw hand with a gun.

- Never mind the advice.

You've all done your duty. Get home.

Tell everybody how brave you were.

Get drunk tonight.

I hope you have good dreams.

I had to do it, that's all,

I've told you a dozen times.

What are you driving at?

What are you after?

- I want my share now.

I said we split it at Chuck-A-Luck.

Keep quiet about the girl

when we get there.

Maybe I will, maybe I won't.

I'll do what I please.

Rattlesnake! Look out!

The man who was with you,

where is he?

The man who was with you,

where is he?

Water. Water.

- Talk, or you don't get a drop.

Where'd he head?

Where did he head?

Chuck-A-Luck. Chuck-A-Luck.

Chuck-A-Luck?

# Where and what is

Chuck-A-Luck, Chuck-A-Luck?

# Nobody knows

and the dead won't tell

# So on and on, relentlessly,

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