I made up my mind to change my
way
To leave the crowd that was too gay,
And leave my native home awhile
And travel west for many a mile.
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It was in the merry month of May
When I started for Texas far away,
I left my darling girl behind
She said her heart was only mine.
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When I embraced her in my arms
I thought she had ten thousand charms
Her caresses soft, her kisses sweet
Saying,"We'll get married next time we meet."
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It was in the year of '83
That A.J. Stinson hired me
He said,"Young man, I want you to go
And follow my herd into Mexico."
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Well, it was early in the year
When I volunteered to drive the steers
I can tell you boys, it was a lonesome go
As the herd rolled on toward Mexico.
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When I arrived in Mexico
I longed for my girl, but I could not go
So I wrote a letter to my dear
But not a word did I ever hear.
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I started back to my once-loved
home
Inquired for the girl I called my own,
They said she'd married a richer life
"Therefore, cowboy, seek another wife."
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"O, curse your gold and your
silver, too,
O, curse the girls that don't prove true.
I'll go right back to the Rio Grande
And get me a job with a cowboy band."
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She said,"Oh, buddy, stay at home
Don't be forever on the roam.
There's many a girl more true than I
So please don't go where the bullets fly."
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"Yes, I know girls more true than
you
And I know girls who would prove true;
But I'll go back where the bullets fly
And follow the cow trail 'til I die."
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