Captain of the Cowboys, The

DESCRIPTION: "I'm Captain Jack of Kurber Creek, I wear good clothes and keep 'em sleek... I do work which I think to be Consistent with the dignity Of a captain among the cowboy." He works hard when it's corralling time. You don't want to see him on branding day
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1873 (Colodado Springs Gazette,Jan 4, 1873, according to Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
KEYWORDS: cowboy work clothes derivative
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, pp. 334-335, "The Captain of the Cowboys" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Captain Jinks" (tune)
File: LDC334

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