<P> `` Big Iron '' is a country ballad written and performed by Marty Robbins , originally released as an album track on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959 , then as a single in February 1960 with the song `` Saddle Tramp '' as the B - side single . Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time . </P>
<P> `` Big Iron '' is a country ballad written and performed by Marty Robbins , originally released as an album track on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959 , then as a single in February 1960 with the song `` Saddle Tramp '' as the B - side single . Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time . </P>
who sings the song big iron on his hip
who sings the song big iron on his hip
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins