Cowboy's Soliloquy (II), The

DESCRIPTION: "I am a cowpuncher From off the north side... My life is a hard one." The singer tells of a cowboy's life "Out on the Little Dry." They bring the cattle to food and water. It's dull. Nights are cold. No one will help him if he dies; they'll bury him there
AUTHOR: D. J. O'Malley (source: Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
EARLIEST DATE: 1968 (Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
KEYWORDS: cowboy cattle hardtimes
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest, pp. 198-199, "Cowboy's Soliloquy" (1 text)
Roud #11287
File: GFGW198

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