Chisholm Trail Songtext / Lyric

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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