long ago on the texas plains was a little town that never changed until a man rode into town a ranger known for miles around well he could keep the peace without a gun from abilene down to galveston when he rode by the general store people crowded through the door to see the legend and the man called mcbride and oh woh woh and oh woh woh and oh woh woh in iverson through the doors of the old hotel a burnin fire began to build people screamin for their lives and the first one there was john mcbride and just as soon as he stepped in people saw the roof cave in and everybody knew that he would not survive and oh woh woh and oh woh woh and oh woh woh in iverson than a lady right outside said her baby boy was trapped inside but not a man would fight the flames and she knew that it would be too late but through the smoke and burnin flames she heard her baby call her name the boy appeared but no one knew who saved his life and when the boy grew old and gray he spoke about that fateful day and the man that saved his life texas ranger john mcbride and oh woh woh and oh woh woh and oh woh woh in iverson and oh woh woh and oh woh woh and oh woh woh still i travel far and wide yeah to hear the legend of mcbride yeah