So the first version of The Cowboy's Lament to be copyrighted were handwritten by a cattle driver in 1876 who's name was Francis Henry Maynard, and 53 years later in 1929 another cowboy named Ken Maynard (The American Boy's Favorite Cowboy) pioneer's the first successful dubbing of his version of The Cowboy's Lament to become the first singing cowboy on the silver screen his version on the the Talkie Hit from Universal Picture "The Wagon Master". And that movie is nowhere to be found for viewing. And what's more strange to me is they are not blood related!