Verso 1 Oh the Deadwood stage is rolling on over the plains With the curtains flapping and the driver slapping the reins Beautiful sky a wonderful day Whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away Verso 2 Oh the Deadwood stage is heading on over the hills Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine quills Dangerous land no time to delay So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away Bridge We’re heading straight for town loaded down with a fancy cargo Care of Wells and Fargo Illinois - boy Verso 3   Oh the Deadwood stage is coming on over the crest Like a homing pigeon that’s hankering after its nest Twenty three miles we’ve covered today So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away Bridge The wheels go turning round homeward bound can’t you hear them humming Happy times are coming for to stay - hey Verso 4 We’ll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon And our hearts are thumping like a mandolin plunking a tune When I get home I’m fixing to stay So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away Whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away