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Thread #7295 Message #2723020
Posted By: GUEST,Gary Cundiff
13-Sep-09 - 07:21 PM
Thread Name: Origins: I Ride An Old Paint
Subject: RE: Origins: I Ride An Old Paint
From Lynn Riggs "Cowboy Songs, Folk Songs and Ballads from Green Grow The Lilacs" 1932:
OLD PAINT
My feet are in the stirrups, my bridle's in my hand, Good-bye, my little dony - my pony won't stand.
CHORUS Good-bye, old Paint, I'm a-leavin' Cheyenne. Good-bye, old Paint, I'm a-leavin' Cheyenne. I'm a-leavin' Cheyenne, I'm off for Montan', Good-bye, old Paint, I'm a-leavin' Cheyenne, Good-bye, old Paint, I'm a-leavin' Cheyenne.
Old Paint's a good pony, he paces when he can. Good-bye, my little Annie - my pony won't stand.
(CHORUS)
My horses ain't hungry - they won't eat your hay. My wagon is loaded and a-rollin' on its way.