There's a full moon risin' in the prairie sky tonight
Lord it's good to be on my way home.
Over that hori[a]zon she keeps the home fires burin' bright
I'm goin' back to my powder river home.

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Where the river winds from the big horn's up above
And the clear moon shines on the prairie that I love
It's the closest place to heaven this cowboy's ever known
I'm goin' back to my powder river home.


Travelin' round the country for a dozen years or more
Funny how your point of view can change
I finally found the rainbow that I've been searchin' for
It's right above my home out on the range.

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I'm goin' back to my powder river home.