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SAM BASS (YOUNG SAM BASS) Sung by: Mrs. Peel Recorded in Jamestown, AR 7/29/62 Click here to listen to the original recording That was his native home, And at the age of sixteen Young Sam begin to roam . . . (Comment by Mrs. Peel: "That's all I know of it.") Sam Bass was borned in Indiana; That was his native home, And at the age of sixteen Young Sam begin to roam. Sam came out to Texas, A cowboy for to be. (Mr. McGouyrk: "With a herd of Texas cattle, the Black Hills for to see.") Sam Bass was borned in Indiana; That was his native home, And at the age of sixteen Young Sam began to roam. Sam came out in Texas, A cowboy for to be, A kinder-hearted fellow You scarcely ever see. Also found in Randolph, Vol. II, #142, "Young Sam Bass"; Belden, p. 399, "Sam Bass." |
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