Oh come along, boys, and listen
to my tale
I'll tell you all my troubles on the ol' Chisholm trail
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On a ten dollar horse and a forty
dollar saddle
I was ridin', and a punchin' Texas cattle
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We left ol' Texas October
twenty-third
Drivin' up the trail with the U-2 herd
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I'm up in the morning before
daylight
And before I sleep the moon shine bright
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It's bacon and beans most every
day
I'd just as soon be eating prairie hay
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I woke up one morning on the
Chisholm trail
With a rope in my hand and a cow by the tail
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Last night on guard, and the
leader broke the ranks
I hit my horse down the shoulders and spurred him in the flanks
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Oh, it's cloudy in the west, and
a lookin' like rain
And my darned old slicker's in the wagon again
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Oh the wind commenced to blow and
the rain began to fall
And it looked by grab that we was gonna lose 'em all
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I jumped in the saddle an' I
grabbed a-hold the horn
The best damned cowpuncher ever was born
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I was on my best horse, and a
going on the run
The quickest shootin' cowboy that ever pulled a gun
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No chaps, no slicker, and it's
pouring down rain
And I swear, by God, I'll never night herd again
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I herded and I hollered, and I
done pretty well
Till the boss said, "Boys, just let 'em go to Hell."
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I'm going to the ranch to draw my
money
Goin' into town to see my honey
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I went to the boss to get my roll
He figured me out nine dollars in the hole
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So I'll sell my outfit as fast as
I can
And I won't punch cows for no damn man
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So I sold old baldy and I hung up
my saddle
And I bid farewell to the longhorn cattle
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