| THE OLD CHISHOLM TRAIL
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| TRADITIONAL
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| Oh come along, boys, and listen to my tale
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| I’ll tell you all my troubles on the ol' Chisholm trail
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| Come a-ti yi youpy youpy yea youpy yea
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| Come a-ti yi youpy youpy yea
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| On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle
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| I was ridin', and a punchin' Texas cattle
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| We left ol' Texas October twenty-third
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| Drivin' up the trail with the U-2 herd
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| I’m up in the morning before daylight
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| And before I sleep the moon shine bright
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| It’s bacon and beans most every day
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| I’d just as soon be eating prairie hay
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| I woke up one morning on the Chisholm trail
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| The best damned cowpuncher ever was born
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| I was on my best horse, and a going on the run
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| The quickest shootin' cowboy that ever pulled a gun
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| No chaps, no slicker, and it’s pouring down rain
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| 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
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| 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
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| Goin' into town to see my honey
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| I went to the boss to get my roll
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| He figured me out nine dollars in the hole
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| So I’ll sell my outfit as fast as I can
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| 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
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| And I bid farewell to the longhorn cattle |