I remember John A. Lomax singing "Buffalo Skinners" on a Library of Congress disk.

John Lomax, Jr., does a good job of "Chisholm Trail" (with *two* uncommon tunes) on the Folkways album of "The Tex-i-an Boys."

Except for the hammy alternation of tunes, I'd say that Jr.'s rendition of the song is the most realistic I've heard.

There's even one note in the refrain I don't think he quite manages to hit right.