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THE DYING COWBOY (THE COWBOY'S LAMENT; THE UNFORTUNATE RAKE) Sung by: Mrs. Barnes Recorded on 9/4/62 Click here to listen to the original recording And play the fife . . . And play the dead march As they carry me home. Take me to the churchyard And roll the sod o'er me, For I'm a young cowboy And I know I've done wrong. Once in the saddle, I used to go riding, And once in my saddle I used to go gay. I first began drinking, And then to card-playing, And then in the churchyard, You see I must lay. Also found in Randolph, Vol. II, #182, "The Cowboy's Lament"; Brown, Vol. II, #263, "The Unfortunate Rake"; Belden, p. 392, "The Unfortunate Rake." |
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