I'm glad to see Stewie's post on this in Grafton getting credit for the song & himself. He wrote other classics ("Town of Old Dolores" also much stolen, & around which she bases her book, eg) but according to Lee, 'The Santa Fe Trail' is one of the Most Copyrighted & stolen songs in America. Long story. Seems there is also an unrelated dance band song, 'Along The Santa Fe Trail.'