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.