How-dee. I think I might have a few interesting thoughts to add to the thread. I'm in a band that performs nothing but Cowboy music and poetry, based in Garland, Tx. I don't know much about the general procedure here, so I'll put my e-addy here (don't use this one much, anyway). rngrmasaki@yahoo.com

In "Tying a Knot in the Devil's Tail", the term you're discussing is 'cowpiography,' right? The version I've always known says "I'm tired of this cowography, and I 'llows how I'm goin' to town" In any case, why all the discussion about a term that was used (A) as a beat filler (B) as a cowboy's attempt at upper-class language? If the discussion was all a joke, apologies. If not, I hope that helps.

Send e-mails, threats, etc to the e-mail listed above. BTW, my favourites are "The Master's Call" (performed by Marty Robbins), "Old Tascosa" (Randy Welch [my father]), "Great American Cowboy" (don't remember the author, but it's performed by the Sons of the San Joaquin), and "The Old Chisholm Trail" (too many to list)

JW

Any song a cowboy sings is a cowboy song, and we're all Cowboys at Heart.