"The Old Chisholm Trail" lyrics

Come along, boys, listen to my tale
I'll tell you all my troubles on the old Chisholm Trail
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With my foot in the stirrup and my hand on the horn
I'm the best damn cowboy that ever was born
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On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle
I was goin' and a punchin' longhorn cattle
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I started up the trail October 23rd
Started up the trail with a 2-U herd
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Tell 'em, Don
Woke up one morning on the Chisholm Trail
With a rope in my hand and a cow by the tail
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Now you, Red
I'm up in the morning before daylight
Before I sleep, the moon shine bright
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It's cloudy in the west and it looks like rain
My darned old slicker's in the wagon again
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No chaps, no slicker and it's pourin' down rain
And I swear, by God, I'll never night herd again
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Last night on guard, the leader broke the ranks
Hit my horse in the shoulder and spurred him in the flanks
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Jim Bob
The wind began to blow and the rain began to fall
And it looked, by God, like I was gonna lose 'em all
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I crippled my horse, I don't know how
Ropin' at the horns of a 2-U cow
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With lightning in his eye and thunder at his heel
Your wench spinnin' round like a hoop on wheel
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The horse threw me off at the creek called mud
A horse threw me off and I landed with a thud
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Last time I saw him, he was runnin' 'cross the level
Kickin' up his heels and runnin' like the Devil
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We rounded 'em up and we put 'em in the cars
That was the end of the 2-U bars
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Well, I went to the boss for to draw my roll
Boss had me figured nine dollars in the hole
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Now, me and the boss, we had a little spat
So I hit him in the face with a ten-gallon hat
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Bossman said, well, I'll fire you
Not only you, but the whole damn crew
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So I sold my horse and I sold my saddle
And you can go to hell with your longhorn cattle
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And I hadn't been home two days or three
I put off my gal for to see
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Tammy said, you better quit that cowboy life
If you ever wanna have a pretty little wife
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I'll settle my saddle and I'll buy me a plow
Swear, by God, I'll never rope another cow
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