When The Boys Were Out On The Western Plains

When The Boys Were Out On The Western Plains - Lead Belly

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

Pulling on the bridal lane

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Oh the hardest battle

Was ever on the western plains

Oh the hardest battle

Was ever on the western plains

When me and a bunch of cowboys

Run into Jesse James

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

When me and a bunch of cowboys

Run into Jesse James

When me and a bunch of cowboys

Run into Jesse James

The bullets were a-falling

Just like a shower of rain

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Oh the hardest battle was ever on Bunker Hill

Oh the hardest battle was ever on Bunker Hill

When me and a bunch of cowboys

Run into Buffalo Bill

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Then boys had it all in for man

On the outskirts of town

And they had made the horses drunk

They had the 45's drunk

And the boys had already got drunk

And all around that man's house

The horses were walking

And the 45 was talking

And they sent there best regards to that man

And here what they said

Your house catches on fire

And ain't no water around

And your house catches on fire

And ain't no water around

So you jerry out your window

And the dog won't shag burn down

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Come all you cowboys

Don't you wanna go

Come all you cowboys

Don't you wanna go

Come meet the Lone Ranger on range of buffalo

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay

Come a cow cow yicki

Come a cow cow yicki yicki yay