Season 269 - Cowboy Songs

Great theme, Randy ... I can wear my favourite hat! Now all I need to do is find a song!
 
I'm an old cowhand

From the 1936 Paramount musical "Rhythm On The Range", Johnny Mercer's "antidote to cowboy songs"... Including verse!!

 
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One from that well known cowboy songwriter....Elton John

 
Hi Ho Silver

...and the hits just a-keep on comin'! :cool:



New song - new hat! :toocool4skool:
 
I remember Hearing Roy Rogers sing this song at Grandma's when I was three years old!

 
Another Tom Russell song "Tonight we ride"


Panco Villa crossed the border in the year of ought sixteen
The people of Columbus still hear him riding through their dreams
He killed seventeen civilians you could hear the women scream
Blackjack Pershing on a dancing horse was waiting in the wings
Tonight we ride, tonight we ride
We'll skin ole Pancho Villa, make chaps out of his hide
Shoot his horse, Siete Leguas, and his twenty-seven bride
Tonight we ride, tonight we ride
We rode for three long years till Blackjack Pershing called it quits
When Jackie wasn't lookin' I stole his fine spade bit
It was tied upon his stallion, so I rode away on it
To the wild Chihuahuan desert, so dry you couldn't spit
Tonight we ride, you bastards dare
We'll kill the wild Apache for the bounty on his hair
Then we'll ride into Durango, climb up the whorehouse stairs
Tonight we ride, Tonight we ride
When I'm too damn old to sit a horse, I'll steal the warden's car
Break my ass out of this prison, leave my teeth there in a jar
You don't need no teeth for kissin' gals or smokin' cheap cigars
I'll sleep with one eye open, 'neath God's celestial stars
Tonight we rock, Tonight we roll
We'll rob the Juarez liquor store for the Reposado Gold
And if we drink ourselves to death, ain't that the cowboy way to go?
Tonight we ride, tonight we ride
Tonight we fly, we're headin' west
Toward the mountains and the ocean where the eagle makes his nest
If our bones bleach on the desert, we'll consider we are blessed
Tonight we ride, Tonight we ride
Tonight we ride, tonight we ride.
 
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One of the first songs I attempted back in the pre-UU/Seasonista days. Still a good one.

 
Home on the range on my Ashbury concert low G.Duet with my alter ego
 
Yee-ha! What a great start to this Season! So many cowpokes have ambled to the ranch already with some amazing songs! I can't wait for more!

wee_ginga_yin* • Stealing Electricity • Cool song, new to me. Love the crackle of the electricity!

pabrizzer • The Tall Stranger • Wow, that's a well-crafted song. Great imagery. Thank you for bringing this to the Season!

redpaul1 • I'm An Old Cowhand • One of my all-time favorite cowboy (or anti-cowboy?) songs. Well done!

YorkSteve • Roy Rogers • I love this song! Its lyrics are evocative and sweet. Thanks for bringing this to the Season, excellent work!

redpaul1 • Hi Ho Silver • This is a new song for me. I like it! You give it a Dylanesque feel, very nice! And yes, I'm jealous of the great hat!

IAmNoMan • Cool Water • The Riders In The Sky played this last week when I saw them in concert. The theme of the show was "A Tribute To Roy Rogers." Great addition to the Season. Thanks!

wee_ginga_yin* • Tonight We Ride • Good song, and again, thanks for the introduction to Tom Russell!

hendulele • Red River Valley • A classic! Well done, thanks for bringing it to the Season!

pabrizzer • I'm An Old Cowhand • This is an amazing cowboy song! Love it a lot! Terrific hat! Nice legs, too! :)

stanat20 • Home On The Range • Oh yeah! The granddaddy of cowboy songs! Well done, thanks for bringing it to the Season!
 
I'm loving all of the cowboy songs so far. Thanks for hosting, Randy.

Ghoti Hook, one of my favorite bands when I was in high school, has a song about a cowboy, and I thought I'd give it a go. I actually got my son to sing with me, which is a rare occurrence. My 18 month old daughter was wondering around, and I think she sang along too at one point.

 
Billy the kid ...as sung by Marty Robbins.....felt like trying a new video style....my fangirls will be surprised:)
 
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Thank you Mr Kebbler for requesting this song previously. I finally got to it. Thanks to UkesterBrown for the sheet music.

 
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