"Rose of Cimarron" is a song by country rock

Country rock

Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...

 band Poco

Poco

Poco is an Southern California country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. The title of their first album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, is a reference to the break-up of Buffalo Springfield. Highly influential and creative,...

 from their Rose of Cimarron album, written by original member Rusty Young.

Inspiration

Rusty Young said of the song: "'Rose of Cimarron' is a song I wrote after I picked up a brochure while we [Poco] were on tour in Oklahoma in 1973. It told a story of a woman who took in outlaws in the 1800's. She fed them, mended their wounds and sent them on their way. Or so they say. ... [W]hen I played 'Rose' for the band, everyone wanted to make it a Poco record."