The old radio program "Red Ryder" used a striking orchestral version of the tune to introduce each program. Somewhat ironic, for a children's "cowboy" show, to utilize a "lament" for an otherwise upbeat show. And I noticed only a couple passing references to the similar tune, "Going To Leave Old Texas Now": "I'm going to leave old Texas now They have no use for the long-horn cow They've plowed and fenced my cattle range And the people there are all so strange." A deviation from a burial request; but still a mournful farewell.
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