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Thread #22529   Message #244402
Posted By: GUEST
19-Jun-00 - 10:01 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Cheyene and the Ballad hunter
Subject: Lyrics to an old favorite.
Hey Folk,
My father and I have been listening to folk music together since before I was born and he has been listening since he was a kid. We found Alan Lomax's Ballad Hunter series at our public library and tried to get as many as we could find. One song in particular caught our attention. On the recording, he plays the first few verses then talks over the rest. Dad and have tried to find the rest of the song but to no avail. Some of the verses are

Don't go away; stay at home if you can.
Stay away from that city; they call it Cheyenne.

One morning, one morning, one morning in May,
I saw old Kit Carson a-going away.

The roundhouse in Cheyenne is filled every night
With loafers and (unknown word) of most every type.

On their backs there are holes; in their pockets no bills...

I know this is not a lot to go on but we thought that it was worth a try. So help us if you can with the lyrics of this song. Also, We could only find few of the Lomax recordings outside the Library of Congress. Any way we can get more? Thanks a lot, folks.
Peace,
Ethan and Terry