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Songs about a man's love for his horse
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Subject: Song about a man's love for his horse From: GUEST,vjoseph Date: 03 Feb 10 - 07:52 PM I've been scouring all of my cowboy and western songbooks, but can't find a song that fits. There's gotta be one out there. I'm looking for a "love" song about the connection between a man and his horse. Thanks! |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Bert Date: 03 Feb 10 - 07:56 PM A Four-Legged Friend |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Emma B Date: 03 Feb 10 - 07:59 PM My Lovely Horse ? (from Father Ted) :) |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: GUEST,vjoseph Date: 03 Feb 10 - 08:15 PM Bert, Thanks much. I totally forgot about that number. Did you know Jack Brooks wrote it? He also wrote "That's Amore." Haha, terrific! Vince |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Beer Date: 03 Feb 10 - 08:15 PM Here are a couple. Beer (adrien) The Last Trip Home sung by Battlefield Band Small Victory sung by Garnet Rogers There is also a tear jerker of a song by Brendan Nolan called "Old Ned" but I can't seem to find it. |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: GUEST,999 Date: 03 Feb 10 - 08:37 PM Vince, how kinky is the song? |
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Subject: Lyr Add: A MAN'S BEST FRIEND IS HIS HORSE From: GUEST,999 Date: 03 Feb 10 - 08:41 PM A MAN'S BEST FRIEND IS HIS HORSE (written by: Joe Lubin, Al Vann & Wilton Moore) Way out in Kansas City, I met a gal so pretty, She looked a lady in her gingham gown. She said, "I love you honey", But how she loved my money, She took it all, And blew right out of town. CHORUS Oh! A Man's Best Friend Is His Horse, But of course, but of course. Oh! A girl's nice to hold, But they just want your gold. So, A Man's Best Friend Is His Horse The sheriff's daughter Rhoma, As dry as Oklahoma, Her eyes were crossed, Her knees were bowed and frail Her corsets you can't carry, Unless you want to marry, As quick as light'ning striking, I hit the trail. Oh! A Man's Best Friend Is His Horse, But of course, but of course. As the guns blazed away, I heard the sheriff say Oh! A Man's Best Friend Is His Horse. A bar in old Montana, A broken down piana, The backroom where the boys All play blackjack. While dealing cards one night there, I had a duelling fight there, Because they found five aces In my pack. Oh! A Man's Best Friend Is His Horse, But of course, but of course. If you're quick on the draw, Then you'll learn all the more, That A Man's Best Friend Is His Horse. Of course, So A Man's Best Friend Is His Horse. VAUGHN MONROE AND HIS ORCHESTRA VOCALS BY VAUGHN MONROE AND MALE CHORUS FROM THE MOTION PICTURE; "TOUGHEST MAN IN ARIZONA" STARRING VAUGHN MONROE |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Artful Codger Date: 03 Feb 10 - 09:10 PM "Chopo", by N. Howard "Jack" Thorp. "Patonio/Platonio/Plantonia (etc.), Pride of the Plains" "Doney Gal" "There's a Bridle Hanging on the Wall" - Carson J. Robison. There's also the poem "Ladrone", by Hamlin Garland, that you might trim and fashion into a song. Cowboys (particularly in the days of the trail drive) would not ride just one horse, but several, selected from the remuda. Their relation to their horses was one of work and shared travails--as they'd speak of fellow hands--more than of deep personal affection. So authentic songs about the connection between cowboys and horses mostly reflect the work, and the sentimentalism or esteem is phrased in that context, as the songs I've listed demonstrate. |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: katlaughing Date: 03 Feb 10 - 09:51 PM Not about love for a horse, but a kind of funny kid's song from 1956 A Cowboy Needs a Horse. [Lyrics] |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: quokka Date: 03 Feb 10 - 11:46 PM This song, while not solely about a man's love for his horse, certainly expresses that love pretty well. Unwelcome Guest [lyrics] |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Bert Date: 04 Feb 10 - 03:50 AM would "Wildfire" count? |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Nigel Parsons Date: 04 Feb 10 - 04:04 AM TTTO "Bless em all" A cowboy was saying good-bye to his horse, Saying goodbye to his horse And as he was saying good-bye to his horse He was saying goodbye to his horse Good-bye Horse, Goodbye Horse He was saying good-bye to his horse And as he was saying good-bye to his horse He was saying goodbye to his horse Repeat ad nauseum using other languages (or faux languages) as required. |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Lizzie Cornish 1 Date: 04 Feb 10 - 04:09 AM The song of a man who loved his horse Has lyrics, I'm told, which are far too coarse.... |
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Subject: Lyr Add: DOWN THE ROAD (from Gus Elen) From: Young Buchan Date: 04 Feb 10 - 04:42 AM Do ponies count as horses? DOWN THE ROAD As sung by Gus Elen Since first I copp'd a tidy lump o'swag l've always kept a decent little nag; But one as I shall sing about to you now, Was worth a million jimmies in a bag I matched her against the best that could be found Four owners made a stake of sixty pound So the race was duly run, And I'll tell you how I won With brave Polly my old pony world renowned. CHORUS: Down the road, away went Polly, With a step so jolly, That I knew she'd win; Down the road, the pace was killing, But the mare was willing For a lightning spin: All the rest were licked, and might as well ne'er been born Woa mare! Woa mare! You've earned your little bit of corn! Tom Jones the butcher thought that form untrue! Says he "Look here, I'll tell you what I'll do My cob shall trot your mare again next Monday, And fifty more bright sov'rins I will blue If you prove she can beat him once again I'll never more in this world touch a rein!" Though I knew he'd got no chance, He insisted on the dance, So now I must tell you how we slew the slain. CHORUS Soon after that she reached the final goal (I'd had the little wonder from a foal) And grief too keen to talk about was mine, when Poor Polly was carted off to fill a hole. My missus and the kids all went with me The last of poor pet pony Pol to see; And our neighbours shared the grief, That was felt beyond belief When the little mare was buried R.I.P. CHORUS: Down the road, away went Polly, Not a face look'd jolly, 'Twould have seemed a sin; Down the road, the pace was killing, But the dead mare was willing For a final spin: Ev'rybody looked so sad, And I felt quite forlorn Woa mare! Woa mare! You've earned your little bit of corn! |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Nigel Parsons Date: 04 Feb 10 - 05:05 AM How about: I have a golden foal, who Is four years old, and moves- With four, fine, silver horse shoes Upon his four stout hooves He leaps and prances gaily Beneath a maiden fair. Full twenty miles he'll carry her Of bridle unaware Taken from Cân y Melinydd Admittedly in this case it is a woman's love for a horse! |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Young Buchan Date: 04 Feb 10 - 05:29 AM Woman's love for a horse is fine. Why should Caligula get all the fun, and Catherine the Great none?! |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: open mike Date: 04 Feb 10 - 06:30 AM i posted a message about a horse named Yuma...from "Walking Man" a poem done by Waddie Mitchell...but i did not see it in the thread.. so i will post it again...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Ndh7Cq7wI also there is a song that says something like when i die, tan my hide and make a saddle for my girl out of me so i can be between the two things i love: a horse, and a woman... |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: banjoman Date: 04 Feb 10 - 06:33 AM Pat Boone did a "B" side record of "There's a Goldmine in the Sky" which is about a Mule which is almost (50%) horse. A great song worth having a look? |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Don(Wyziwyg)T Date: 04 Feb 10 - 06:45 AM How about the Les Barker classic:- "It's Been Lonesome in the Saddle Since My Horse Died" Don T |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Dave the Gnome Date: 04 Feb 10 - 06:52 AM Not a cowboy song but our Bernard on here does a Tom Sydall song about a canal bargee on the Bolton/Bury canal and his love for his horse, Harry. PM him if that would be any use. Or you could sing the very short one - It's been lonesome in the saddle since my horse died... :D |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Artful Codger Date: 04 Feb 10 - 06:54 AM open mike, I wonder what the saddlehorn on that kak would be... |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: kendall Date: 04 Feb 10 - 06:55 AM How about Eric Bogle's song about having to leave his horse behind when the war was over? |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE LITTLE BLACK FOAL (Jake Thackray) From: Emma B Date: 04 Feb 10 - 07:39 AM I've always been a Jake Thackray fan - this was the very first song of his I heard. Not eactly a man's love for his horse but his love for the horse his love rides on :) THE LITTLE BLACK FOAL Oh, little coal-black foal, little mole-black foal, I know your trot-trot; I've heard it such a lot-lot; Let me guess who you've got-got on your Low little coal-black back, little mole-black back, Oh, so black back today - clip-clopping this way, tail swinging: Are you coming to stay? Are you bringing... The girl who lives down the lane - said she'd see me again. Is it her out there, with the bluebell eyes and the buttercup hair? Or... Is it His Worship, the Mayor, her father, With his brand new jodhpurs and his little hunting cap? Off to a meeting of the Rural District Council Where they'll all talk a load of clap-trap. Oh, little coal-black foal, little mole-black foal, I know your trot-trot; I've heard it such a lot-lot; Let me guess who you've got-got on your Low little coal-black back, little mole-black back, Oh, so black back today - clip-clopping this way, tail swinging: Are you coming to stay? Are you bringing... The girl who lives down the lane, with the pert little bottom and the silky skin - If it's the same, I'll invite her in. Or... Is it her mother with the huge hindquarters Which she's tried disguising at considerable expense, Off to dig the dirt with the local ladies? Well, it's all a load of stuff and nonsense Oh, little coal-black foal, little mole-black foal, I know your trot-trot; I've heard it such a lot-lot; Let me guess who you've got-got on your Low little coal-black back, little mole-black back, Oh, so black back today - clip-clopping this way, tail swinging: Are you coming to stay ? Are you bringing... The girl who lives down the lane - I can't remember her name, I only met her last night - With breasts like apples, and her arms are white... or... Is it that big bad bastard, her brother, With the swanky jacket and the handlebar moustache, Thinking of his drinking and how good he is with women - Well it's all a load of balderdash... Oh, little coal-black foal, little mole-black foal, I know your trot-trot; I've heard it such a lot-lot; Let me guess who you've got-got on your Low little coal-black back, little mole-black back, Oh, so black back today - clip-clopping this way, tail swinging: Are you coming to stay ? Are you bringing... The girl who lives down the lane, with the delicate neck, and the dreamy brow, And the pouting little belly - is that her now ? I hope it is, I hope it is, I hope it is... |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: GUEST,C Stuart Cook Date: 04 Feb 10 - 08:41 AM Surely you need go no farther than the old Children Favourites with Uncle Mac.
"A four legged friend, a four legged friend, |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Amos Date: 04 Feb 10 - 09:22 AM "Never woulda made it through the Arkansas mud If I hadn't been a-ridin on the Tennessee Stud"... |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Banjiman Date: 04 Feb 10 - 09:30 AM around here it would be a song about a man's love for his sheep........ |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Bert Date: 04 Feb 10 - 09:55 AM My sweetheart's the mule in the mines I drive her without any lines on the bumper I sit and I chew and I spit All over my sweetheart's behind. |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Cuilionn Date: 04 Feb 10 - 10:24 AM Can't put my hands on the recordings just now, but I believe the Rankin Family does one about the ponies that used to work in the coal mines, and Battlefield Band has a real tear-jerking tribute to an old draft horse on one of their albums. It's called "The Last Trip Home." |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Young Buchan Date: 04 Feb 10 - 10:37 AM "Surely you need go no farther than the old Children Favourites with Uncle Mac. A four legged friend, a four legged friend, He'll never let you down. Can't remember who sang it." Surely it was Roy Rogers - beloved of Trigger. |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: katlaughing Date: 04 Feb 10 - 10:56 AM op, thanks for the link to Yuma. Beautiful! Cuilionn, someone posted a link to a youtube video with that song, near the beginning of the thread, |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: lompocan Date: 04 Feb 10 - 11:44 AM Perhaps not a "love song" to a horse, but one which shows great respect, admiration and appreciation for one's steed is Jimmy Driftwood's "Tennessee Stud". |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: topical tom Date: 04 Feb 10 - 11:44 AM A love-hate relationship with a horse? "The Strawberry Roan". |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: mrmoe Date: 04 Feb 10 - 11:45 AM ...it's lonesome in the saddle since my horse died..... |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: open mike Date: 04 Feb 10 - 01:44 PM i am still searching for the song about a guy being made into a saddle does anyone else know of this song? |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Emma B Date: 04 Feb 10 - 01:46 PM |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: open mike Date: 04 Feb 10 - 02:01 PM speak up, emma.... |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Emma B Date: 04 Feb 10 - 02:22 PM oops! sorry blame a Trigger happy finger :) |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: peregrina Date: 04 Feb 10 - 02:36 PM Old Paint: ...take my saddle from the wall/ put it on to my pony/ lead him out of the stall/ tie my bones to his saddle/ turn our faces to the west/ we'll roam the prairies that we love the best |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: eddie1 Date: 04 Feb 10 - 05:23 PM Hi Kendall The Eric Bogle song you referred to is called "As If He Knows" about the horses of the Australian Light Horse in the Middle East in WWI being destroyed because it was feared they would bring disease back to Australia (not the general's horse, of course, that was obviously disease free!) Each man shot the horse of his best friend so no-one had to kill their own horse. The old soldier Eric got the idea for the song from could not remember the names of most of his mates but remembered the name of his horse - Banjo. I find it difficult to even write about the song - never mind sing it. Eddie |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Marje Date: 04 Feb 10 - 05:33 PM There's a lovely (traditional, I think) song that Tim Laycock does, but I can't find it on the web. It begins something like "When I was a young man, I'd walk with my team, and all my delight was in keeping them clean". It's all about how much he enjoys working with and caring for the horses, and I find it a very touching song. [The Carter] And yes, "Last Trip Home" ia a splendid song too. Both of those are about heavy horses that work on the land, not the cowboy sort of horse that you ride on to gallop around the plains, but they seem to inspire just as much affection. Marje |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: GUEST,fletch Date: 04 Feb 10 - 05:37 PM 'The Blizzard' by Jim Reeves - - there won't be a dry eye in the house. |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Ebbie Date: 04 Feb 10 - 05:41 PM How about the song about the blizzard where 'Dan' can barely walk and the man won't leave him? "Just 100 yards from Mary Ann..." |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: gnu Date: 04 Feb 10 - 05:41 PM Ooooohhh... it's kinda lonely in the saddle since ma horse died.... |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Ebbie Date: 04 Feb 10 - 05:44 PM Someone mentioned a horse named Banjo up there. Which reminds me: My brother sold a paint horse of his that he called Banjo. Time went by and one day I told my brother that I had dreamt about Banjo the previous night. He said, interestedly, Oh? How's he doing? |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: gnu Date: 04 Feb 10 - 05:52 PM Ebbie... Hehehehe... lovely! |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Artful Codger Date: 04 Feb 10 - 09:04 PM Do you people NEVER bother to read previous posts before you add your two pence?? That's at least the FOURTH time someone quoted that one-line song. And "Tennessee Stud" and "Last Trip Home" were both suggested previously (not counting the posts responding to those suggestions). Here's a clue: If you expect other people to pay attention to your posts, please return the favor. If the thread seems too long to slog through, chances are someone else has beaten you to the draw, so don't make it longer with redundant comments. Of course, the worst offenders probably won't bother to read this... |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: katlaughing Date: 04 Feb 10 - 09:29 PM I hear ya, AC.:-) It is horribly sad, but here is one mentioned above: Jim Reeves:The Blizzard. I keep thinking of Badger Clark..wonder if he wrote any poems about horses. Have to go look. |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: GUEST,Captain Farrell Date: 05 Feb 10 - 07:43 AM Apologies if someone has already used this one ` It`s lonesome in the Saddle since my horse died` |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: GUEST,henryp Date: 05 Feb 10 - 01:12 PM Chestnut Mare by Roger McGuinn and Jacques Levy Always alone, never with a herd Prettiest mare I've ever seen, you'll have to take my word And another vote for Doney Gal from Cowboy Songs by John Lomax A cowboy's life is a weary thing Rope and brand and ride and sing Yes, day or night in the sleet and hail He'll stay with the dogies out on the trail Rain or shine, sleet or snow Me and my Doney Gal are bound to go Rain or shine, sleet or snow Me and my Doney Gal are bound to go |
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Subject: RE: Song about a man's love for his horse From: Mavis Enderby Date: 05 Feb 10 - 06:20 PM There's Buddy Williams' I'd Rather Have a Pony than a Girl [Lyrics] Plus loads more for inspiration on this CD Hope it helps! Pete. |
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