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06 Jun 17 - 06:31 PM (#3859311) Subject: Origins: 'Far away, they'll sing Ti-i-ippee-ay' From: GUEST,Hilary A friend of mine and I are looking for information about the origins of the following song. The lyrics are transcribed to the best of our ability from a 1978 field recording. Google, the Roud index, and the Traditional Ballad Index, as well as Mudcat, have turned up no info so far. In the ranch house a-dying a cowboy was lying Thinking of the ranch far away Thinking of the rockies, rounding up the dogies And cattle that are gone astray Chorus: Far away, far away, they'll sing ti-i-yippe-ay There'll be no more swearing on the ranch over there And they'll sing ti-i-ippee-ay Hope they'll not bury me out on the prairie Across the great divide I could be [unclear] Six shooter hung by my side Chorus [unclear] Why I'm not grieving My lands I see far away As home we are stringing cowboys are singing They'll sing Ti-i-yippee ay Final Chorus begins with: Far away out on the lone prairie they're cowboys are singing |
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07 Jun 17 - 12:46 AM (#3859346) Subject: RE: Origins: 'Far away, they'll sing Ti-i-ippee-ay' From: Joe Offer 'Tis a puzzlement. I can't find anything close, but it's certainly intriguing. -Joe- |