| C | G | C | |
| Oc-to-ber eigh-teen | sev-en-ty | one |
| F | C | |
| That's | when this great big | fire be-gun |
| F | C | |
| The | win-dy cit-y was a | ball of flame |
| G | F | C | |
| And | O'-Lear-y's cow was the | one to | blame. |
| The fire-men fought for days on end |
| They could fight the fire but they could-n't fight the wind |
| The wind fanned the flames and it start-ed a-gain |
| And no-body knew if it ever would end. |
| BRIDGE |
| F | |
| She | kick-ed up her heels with-out a hint |
| C | |
| kick-ed the lan-tern o-ver and a-way she went |
| F | C | |
| The | world could-n't help but | be a-maz-ed |
| G | F | C | |
| How | one lit-tle cow start-ed | such a | blaze. |
| The rich and the poor were both a-like |
| Fight-in' and pray-in' for their life |
| Then at last the Lord look-ed down |
| And He sent a lit-tle rain to the win-dy town. |
| CHORUS |
| BRIDGE |
| The after-math was a sight to see |
| The loss of life and pro-per-ty |
| The peo-ple said it was a shame |
| But O'Lear'-y's cow still caught the blame. |
| CHORUS |
| Note. Written by (Dave Stone-Ray Winkler-Leroy Morris). |
| OLEARY'S COW |
| Chords: |
| C | F | G |
E ---0------1------3--- B ---1------1------0--- G ---0------2------0--- D ---2------3------0--- A ---3------3------2--- E ---3------1------3---