Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Horses And Cattle, artist - Chris Ledoux. Album song Rodeo And Living Free, in the genre Поп
Date of issue: 31.12.1973
Record label: Capitol Nashville
Song language: English
Horses And Cattle |
My home’s in Montana, I wear a bandana |
My spurs are silver, my horse is a bay |
And I’ve been a-roamin' all over Wyomin' |
There’s plenty of work, but there ain’t too much pay |
Me and a few boys we signed on at Dubois |
To feed through the winter and camp out awhile |
Come a hard hittin' norther from the Montana border |
We tallied the frozen ones mile after mile |
Well they give you your three squares and a bunk to sleep there |
And just enough wages to keep you around |
But with no place to spend it and nowhere to send it |
You can stay out of debt if you stay out of town |
It’s horses and cattle and a double rig saddle |
With a stout line, a catch twine, and a good ropin' arm |
Wherever there’s ranches, I’ve been takin' my chances |
From sunrise to sunset since the day I was born |
We struck out for Laramie early one Saturday |
Spring was a breakin' the grass turnin' green |
Well, I took a hand in some fast movin' brandin' |
When they offered top wages at the Bar Seventeen |
We followed a rodeo clear up to Codeo |
Tryin' to ride me a bronco or two |
Well, I busted some hosses for two or three bosses |
And lost all the wages that ever I drew |
Well it’s hell and high water for the Idaho border |
Where I’ve got a gal if that letter don’t lie |
If she gives me a reason to stay through the season |
I’ll take her to Elko when the snow starts to fly |
It’s horses and cattle and a double rig saddle |
With a stout line, a catch twine, and a good ropin' arm |
Wherever there’s ranches, I’ve been takin' my chances |
From sunrise to sunset since the day I was born |