Light, Stranger, Light
DESCRIPTION: "For this is the law of the Western range When a stranger hails in sight -- 'Jest tie up your hoss in the old corral, en 'light, stranger, 'light!" The range is hospitable at all times. They don't ask questions. You can stay as long as you wish
AUTHOR: N. Howaard Thorp (source: Thorp/Logsdon-SongsOfTheCowboys)
EARLIEST DATE: 1921 (Thorp/Logsdon-SongsOfTheCowboys)
KEYWORDS: cowboy travel nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Thorp/Logsdon-SongsOfTheCowboys, pp. 92-93,"'Light, Stranger, 'Light" (1 text)
File: ThLo092
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