There's an Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse Tonight

DESCRIPTION: "There's a cot unused in the bunkhouse tonight, There's a pinto's head bending low." The cowboy "Limpy" has left an empty saddle. He had followed a stray calf, and found it -- but the night was cold and snowy, and Limpy died in the harsh weather
AUTHOR: Gene Autry
EARLIEST DATE: 1934 (copyright)
KEYWORDS: cowboy death storm
FOUND IN: US(So,SW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tinsley-HeWasSinginThisSong, pp. 102-106, "There's an Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse Tonight" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #18081
File: Tinsl102

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