[1] Run oh Molly run run oh Molly [4] run
Tenbrooks gonna [1] beat you to the [5] bright and shining [1] sun
To the bright and shining sun oh Lord to the [5] bright and shining [1] sun

Tenbrooks was a big bay horse he wore a shaggy mane
He run all 'round Memphis and he beat the Memphis train
Beat the Memphis train oh Lord beat the Memphis train

Tenbrooks said to Molly what makes your head so red
Running in the hot sun with a fever in my head
Fever in my head oh Lord fever in my head

Molly said to Tenbrooks you're looking mighty squirrel
Tenbrooks said to Molly I'm leaving this old world
Leaving this old world oh Lord leaving this old world

Out in California where Molly done as she pleased
She come back to old Kentucky got beat with all ease
Beat with all ease oh Lord beat with all ease

The women's all a-laughing the children all a-crying
Men all a-hollering old Tenbrooks a-flying
Old Tenbrooks a-flying oh Lord old Tenbrooks a-flying

Kiper Kiper you're not riding right
Molly's a beating old Tenbrooks clear out of sight
Clear out of sigh oh Lord clear out of sight

Kiper Kiper Kiper my son
Give old Tenbrooks the bridle and let old Tenbrooks run
Let old Tenbrooks run oh Lord let old Tenbrooks run

Go and catch old Tenbrooks and hitch him in the shade
We're gonna bury old Molly in a coffin ready made
In a coffin ready made oh Lord in a coffin ready made