Was looking these lyrics up tonight anyway and thought Mudcat should have a copy

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Waiting for Dawn
Bob Zentz (c) 1978
(recorded on Beaucatcher Farewell)

When the shadows come on I'll be waiting for dawn
When this desert is sullied and gray
When cook fire burns low, tired and weary I'll know
That dawn cannot be far away.

Chorus:
And I'll wait (ride) with my songs, in my saddle;
It's a hot, dusty world way out there,
And a damn lonesome life punchin' cattle
Makes me live for the moments when dawn will be there.

When the trail boss gets rough and the going gets tough,
And the noon sun is too hot to bear
I'll be riding along, making up some new song
About morning, when dawn will be there.

And in the evenings I'll lie beneath God's starry sky
The stars seem to whisper in rhyme,
"Have patience, old friend. Every round-up must end.
You've been waiting for dawn a long time."

So when this long drive is over and this lonesome drover
Will hit the trail without a care,
I'll go off and find me some peace of mind
In the morning, when dawn will be there.

Last chorus:
And now I lie on the ground in my bedroll
Not a pillow to rest my head on
And I empty my mind of these dusty, old times
And lie there and dream about dawn.
(repeat last chorus)