This song is very up beat and fast. I have deciphered all the words I can - I think I can even sing it this way:

Ridin' ol Paint and Leadin' ol Ball
(Jess Morris?)


I'm getting mighty tired of single life
I'm going to settle down and be a wife
A way out west where the sun shines every day
I'll get me a herd and start me a brand
A way out west from Manning to man
Ridin' ol paint and leadin ol ball


CHORUS:
Ridin ol pain and leadin ol ball
Gonna quit work this comin fall
Going to the mountain and live till I'm old
Going to Oregon and look for gold
Gonna get married I swear I will
Gonna settle down on the Santa Fe trail
Ridin ol paint and leadin ol ball


Every night when my work is through
We'll go strollin just we two
Down the trail where the sun sinks in the west
And every night beneath the stars
I'll play my tune on my ol guitar
Ridin ol paint and leadin ol ball


Chorus

It turns out that the only part I'm not certain of is in the first verse: it sounds like "Manning to man" or "man to man". I wonder if there is a place in the southwest called Manning?

The recording is a kick. I wish I knew who the singer is. She has a group of fellows who sing the chorus in harmony while she yodels. I'm going to use this song in a vocal competition... Margo