Roundup Lullaby

DESCRIPTION: "Desert blue and silver in the still moonshine, Coyote yappin' lazy on the hill, Sleepy winks of lightnin' down the far sky line, Time for millin' cattle to be still." The cattle are advised to stay calm until morning; everyone is waiting for morning
AUTHOR: Words: Charles Badger Clark (1883-1957)
EARLIEST DATE: 1922 (Clark, "Sun and Saddle Leather")
KEYWORDS: cattle cowboy campsong
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 418, 500, 506, "Roundup Lullaby" (notes only)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. 79, "Cowboy's Lullaby" (1 text, 1 tune)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsPopularEdition, p. 39, "Cowboy Lullaby" (1 text)
NOTES [21 words]: For a brief biography of author Charles Badger Clark, see the notes to "Spanish Is the Loving Tongue (A Border Affair)." - RBW
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File: ACSF418R

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