Chisholm Trail

Foot in the stirrup and my hand on the horn
 i'm the best darn cowboy ever was born
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 singing ki yi yippee yippee yi yippeo
 singing ki yi yippee yippee yay
 Well, i started up the trail october twenty-third
 started up the trail with a 2-u herd
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 Up every morning before daylight
 and before i sleep the moon shines bright
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 With a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle
 i'm going down to texas for to punch them cattle
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 Well old ben bolt was a fine old boss
 and he went to see his gal on a sore-back hoss
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 There's a stray in the herd and boss said kill it
 so i shot him in the rump with the handle of a skillet
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 And i went to the boss to draw my roll
 and he had me figured out nine dollars in the hole
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 Ropin' and a-tyin' and a-brandin' all day
 i'm a-working mighty hard for a-mighty little pay
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 Well i went to the boss and we had a little chat
 and i hit him in the face with my old slouch hat
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 With my foot in the stirrup and my hand on the horn
 i'm the best danged cowboy ever was born
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 Well i'm gonna get married just as quick as i can
 and i won't punch cattle for no darn man
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