Cowboy Reverie

DESCRIPTION: "Tonight as I rode 'round my cattle, I thought of my once-cozy home, So full of the little one's prattle, And wondered how I came to roam." The singer lists all the parts of cowboy life that he will not miss, such as cold, wet, and long hours
AUTHOR: Words: D. J. O'Malley (source: Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
EARLIEST DATE: 1892 (source: Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
KEYWORDS: cowboy hardtimes home
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest, p. 197, "Cowboy Reverie" (1 text)
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, p. 414, "Cowboy Reverie" (1 text)
Roud #11285
File: GFGW197

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