Cowboy Wishes, The

DESCRIPTION: "I want to be a cowboy And with the cowboys stand, With leather chaps upon my legs...." He'll have a fine saddle and gun. He hopes to be tough and "so very bad." "At punching cows I know I'll shine; I'm sure I'll take the cake."
AUTHOR: Words: D. J. O'Malley (source: Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
EARLIEST DATE: 1894 (source: Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
KEYWORDS: cowboy clothes horse bragging
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest, p. 196, "Cowboy Wishes" (1 text)
Roud #11286
File: GWGW196

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