When The Boys Were Out On The Western Plains - Leadbelly

When I was a cowboy

Out on the western plains

When I was a cowboy

Out on the western plains

I made a half a million

Pullin on the bridle reins

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

Oh de hardest battle

Was there ever on the western plains

Oh de hardest battle

Was there ever on the western plains

When me an a bunch of cowboys

Run into Jesse James

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

When me an a bunch of cowboys

Run into Jesse James

When me an a bunch of cowboys

Run into Jesse James

All the bullets was a fallin

Just like a shower rain

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

Oh de hardest battle

Was there ever on bucckles hear

Oh de hardest battle

Was there ever on bucckles hear

When me an a bunch of cowboys

Run into Buffalo Bill

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

The boys had it all in for a man

On the outskirts a town

And they had made the hosses drunk

They had made them 45's drunk ha

And the boys is already

Then they got drunk

And all around that man's house

Them hosses was a walkin

And them 45's was a talkin

And they shot out best regards

To that man and here what they says

De house catch de fire

And they ain't no water round

If yo house catch de fire

And they ain't no water round

Throw yo jelly out de window

Let de doggone shack burn down

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

Come all you cowboys

Don't you wanna go

Come all you cowboys

Don't you wanna go

Come meet de Lone Ranger

On a range of Buffalo

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah

Come a cow ki yicky

Come a cow ki yicky yicky yeah