The Old Chisholm Trail

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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