Jolly Vaquero, The

DESCRIPTION: "The jolly vaquero is up with the sun And quick in the saddle is he" who easily handles a steer. He is good at riding and roping in all weather. "Oh, who wouldn't envy a life like this, Of the cowboy, wild and free!" "A cowboy's life for me."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1883 (Cheyenne Weekly Leader and Stock Journal, August 23, 1883, according to Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
KEYWORDS: cowboy work money
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, p. 337, "The Jolly Vaquero" (1 text)
File: LDC337

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