You can hear the Oscar Brand recording of the song here:
The lyrics on the Brand recording are just a bit different from what Mrr posted:
SEE THEM BUZZARDS
[Recorded by Oscar Brand (Laughing America album)]
I had a friend and his name was Joe,
And we went a-herding cows when the sun was low;
The cattle stampeded and we couldn't get ahead,
Now my friend Joe is dead.
CHORUS
Oh, see them buzzards, see them buzzards flying low;
Oh, see them buzzards flying over Joe.
Oh, shoot them buzzards, shoot them buzzards flying 'round,
And bury poor Joe in the ground.
My leg is broken and I can't get away,
But the boys'll be here by the end of day;
It won't help Joe as he lies on the ground,
Where the big long horns knocked him down.
CHORUS
Joe had a girl and she was true,
When she hears about this she won't know what to do;
She loved him well in her simple way,
If she were here she would say:
CHORUS
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